Is it venomous or poisonous?
We have no record of Pale Catfish 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
- Ictalurus lupus
- Tandanus tandanus
- Rhamdia quelen
- Clarias fuscus
- Silurus asotus
- Neosilurus hyrtlii — considered venomous
Classification
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Class
- Actinopterygii
- Order
- Siluriformes
- Family
- Heptapteridae
- Genus
- Rhamdia
- Species
- Rhamdia guatemalensis
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