Is it venomous or poisonous?
We have no record of Hotoke Loach 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
- Oreonectes platycephalus
- Misgurnus anguillicaudatus
- Forbesichthys papilliferus
- Misgurnus dabryanus
- Galaxias zebratus
- Galaxias brevipinnis
Classification
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Class
- Actinopterygii
- Order
- Cypriniformes
- Family
- Nemacheilidae
- Genus
- Lefua
- Species
- Lefua echigonia
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