The Alabama shiner (Cyprinella callistia) is a species of freshwater ray-finned fish in the family Leuciscidae, the shiners, daces and minnows. It is endemic to the United States where it occurs in the Alabama and Tombigbee river systems in Alabama, Georgia, eastern Mississippi, and extreme southeastern Tennessee.
From Wikipedia, under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Is it venomous or poisonous?
We have no record of Alabama Shiner 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
- Paranotropis spectrunculus
- Cyprinella pyrrhomelas
- Coccotis zonistius
- Cyprinella trichroistia
- Cyprinella eurystoma
- Cyprinella stigmatura
Classification
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Class
- Actinopterygii
- Order
- Cypriniformes
- Family
- Leuciscidae
- Genus
- Cyprinella
- Species
- Cyprinella callistia
Found one? Take a photo and B.inomen will suggest what it is, free.
Check your photo