Arripis truttacea, the Western Australian salmon, is a species of marine ray-finned fish within the genus Arripis, the only genus within the family Arripidae. It is endemic to the seas off southern Australia.
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Is it venomous or poisonous?
We have no record of Western Australian Salmon 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
- Arripis trutta
- Arripis georgiana
- Pomatomus saltatrix
- Sillaginodes punctatus
- Aldrichetta forsteri
- Helotes octolineatus
Classification
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Class
- Actinopterygii
- Order
- Scombriformes
- Family
- Arripidae
- Genus
- Arripis
- Species
- Arripis truttacea
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