The mountain redbelly dace (Chrosomus oreas) is a species of freshwater ray-finned fish belonging to the family Leuciscidae, which includes the daces, chubs, and related fishes. It is found in mountain and Piedmont regions of the Atlantic slope of North America from the Shenandoah River in Virginia, to the Neuse River drainage in North Carolina and the upper New River drainage in West Virginia, Virginia, and North Carolina.
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Is it venomous or poisonous?
We have no record of Mountain Redbelly Dace 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
- Chrosomus erythrogaster
- Phoxinus phoxinus
- Phoxinus dragarum
- Chrosomus eos
- Phoxinus isetensis
- Rhinichthys atratulus
Classification
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Class
- Actinopterygii
- Order
- Cypriniformes
- Family
- Leuciscidae
- Genus
- Chrosomus
- Species
- Chrosomus oreas
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