Achondrostoma oligolepis, the ruivaco, is a species of freshwater ray-finned fish belonging to the family Leuciscidae, which includes the daces, Eurasian minnows and related fishes. This species is endemic to Portugal.
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Is it venomous or poisonous?
We have no record of Ruivaco 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
- Telestes muticellus
- Sarmarutilus rubilio
- Squalius alburnoides
- Hesperoleucus venustus
- Hesperoleucus symmetricus
- Alburnoides eichwaldii
Classification
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Class
- Actinopterygii
- Order
- Cypriniformes
- Family
- Leuciscidae
- Genus
- Achondrostoma
- Species
- Achondrostoma oligolepis
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