paddlefish

fish family
Also known as: Polyodontidae, duckbill cat

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major reference

  • Russian sturgeon (Acipenser gueldenstaedtii)
    In chondrostean

    >paddlefishes (family Polyodontidae) in the order Acipenseriformes. Some taxonomies also include the bichirs and reedfish of Africa (order Polypteriformes), but this remains a subject of much debate. Many taxonomists argue that the subclass Chondrostei is a paraphyletic group—that is,

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American paddlefish

  • American paddlefish (Polyodon spathula)
    In paddlefish

    …paddlefish makes up the family Polyodontidae in the order Acipenseriformes. A paddlefish feeds with its mouth gaping open and its gill rakers straining plankton from the water through its gills.

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annotated classification

  • Russian sturgeon (Acipenser gueldenstaedtii)
    In chondrostean: Annotated classification

    Polyodontidae (paddlefishes)Snout greatly elongated, paddle-shaped, and supported by stellate ossicles. In Polyodon the skin is smooth except for a few scales at the base of the tail. Psephurus additionally has tiny deeply embedded scales all over the body. The mouth is subterminal but large. The…

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