Bony bream Nematalosa erebi are a widespread and common, small to medium-sized Australian freshwater fish often found in large shoals throughout much of northern and central Australia, and the Murray-Darling basin.
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Is it venomous or poisonous?
We have no record of Bony Bream being toxic, poisonous or venomous. That is not proof that it is safe. Never eat, touch or handle a wild plant, mushroom or animal on the strength of an identification; ask someone qualified.
Easily confused with
- Dorosoma cepedianum
- Konosirus punctatus
- Alosa pseudoharengus
- Ballerus sapa
- Rutilus heckelii
- Megalops cyprinoides
Classification
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Class
- Actinopterygii
- Order
- Clupeiformes
- Family
- Dorosomatidae
- Genus
- Nematalosa
- Species
- Nematalosa erebi
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