The Chinese minnow (Rhynchocypris oxycephala) is a species of freshwater ray-finned fish belonging to the family Leuciscidae, which includes the daces, chubs, true minnows and related fishes. It is found from the Amur river in the north to the Yangtze in China in the south.
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Is it venomous or poisonous?
We have no record of Chinese Minnow 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
- Rhynchocypris lagowskii
- Rhynchocypris steindachneri
- Gila orcuttii
- Hesperoleucus symmetricus
- Hesperoleucus venustus
- Galaxias olidus
Classification
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Class
- Actinopterygii
- Order
- Cypriniformes
- Family
- Leuciscidae
- Genus
- Rhynchocypris
- Species
- Rhynchocypris oxycephala
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