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The American paddlefish (Polyodon spathula), also known as a Mississippi paddlefish, spoon-billed cat, or spoonbill, is a species of ray-finned fish. It is the last living species of paddlefish (Polyodontidae). This family is most closely related to the sturgeons; together they make up the order Acipenseriformes, which are one of the most ...
Paddlefish. Paddlefish (family Polyodontidae) are a family of ray-finned fish belonging to order Acipenseriformes, and one of two living groups of the order alongside sturgeons (Acipenseridae). [3][4] They are distinguished from other fish by their elongated rostra, which are thought to enhance electroreception to detect prey.
Channel catfish (fish) Ictalurus punctatus: 1997 [35] Paddlefish (aquatic animal) Polyodon spathula: 1997 [36] Montana: Blackspotted cutthroat trout: Oncorhynchus clarkii (subspecies lewisi) 1977 [37] Nebraska: Channel catfish: Ictalurus punctatus: 1997 [38] Nevada: Lahontan cutthroat trout: Oncorhynchus clarkii (subspecies henshawi) 1981 [39 ...
Gravel chub, Hybopsis x-punctata[36] Highland stoneroller, Campostoma spadiceum[37] Hornyhead chub, Nocomis biguttatus[38] Ironcolor shiner, Notropis chalybaeus[39] Largescale stoneroller, Campostoma oligolepis[40] Mississippi silvery minnow, Hybognathus nuchalis[41] Ozark chub, Erimystax harryi[42]
The largest fish of the now-extinct class Placodermi was the giant predatory Dunkleosteus. The largest and most well known species was D. terrelli, which grew almost 9 m (29.5 ft) in length [21] and 4 t (4.4 short tons) [22] in weight. Its filter feeding relative, Titanichthys, may have rivaled it in size. [23]
The Blue catfish will eat fish, crayfish, molluscs, and frogs. Blue catfish can grow up to 5 ft long and weigh up to more than 100 lbs. Blue catfish looks a lot like the channel catfish but the different is that the differentiate of the spine on the anal fin is different. [69] LC Introduced into many river systems.
Spoonbill. See text. Spoonbills are a genus, Platalea, of large, long-legged wading birds. The spoonbills have a global distribution, being found on every continent except Antarctica. The genus name Platalea derives from Ancient Greek and means "broad", referring to the distinctive shape of the bill. Six species are recognised, which although ...
Acipenseriformes / æsɪˈpɛnsərɪfɔːrmiːz / is an order of basal [1] ray-finned fishes that includes living and fossil sturgeons and paddlefishes (Acipenseroidei), as well as the extinct families Chondrosteidae and Peipiaosteidae. [2][3][4] They are the second earliest diverging group of living ray-finned fish after the bichirs.