The Amur minnow or Lagowski's minnow (Rhynchocypris lagowskii) 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 Lena and Amur rivers in the north to the Yangtze in China in the south, and in Japan.
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Is it venomous or poisonous?
We have no record of Amur 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 steindachneri
- Rhynchocypris oxycephala
- Couesius plumbeus
- Hesperoleucus symmetricus
- Gila orcuttii
- Margariscus margarita
Classification
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Class
- Actinopterygii
- Order
- Cypriniformes
- Family
- Leuciscidae
- Genus
- Rhynchocypris
- Species
- Rhynchocypris lagowskii
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