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Cyprinella spiloptera, the spotfin shiner is a species of freshwater ray-finned fish in the family Leuciscidae, the shiners, daces and minnows. It is a small sized freshwater fish found abundantly in many watercourses of North America.
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Is it venomous or poisonous?
We have no record of Spotfin 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
- Cyprinella whipplei
- Cyprinella analostana
- Cyprinella camura
- Cyprinella galactura
- Luxilus albeolus
- Cyprinella lutrensis
Classification
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Class
- Actinopterygii
- Order
- Cypriniformes
- Family
- Leuciscidae
- Genus
- Cyprinella
- Species
- Cyprinella spiloptera
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