/acipenseriformes/polyodontidae/polyodon/spathula/1.jpg "Polyodon spathula")
Video/acipenseriformes/polyodontidae/polyodon/spathula/3.jpg "Polyodon spathula")
 All Fishes Data Sheet | |
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| Scientific Name | Polyodon spathula (Walbaum, 1792) |
| Common Names | American Paddlefish Loeffelstoer (Germany) |
| Type Locality | Louisiana, the Mississippi River, U.S.A. |
| Synonym(s) | Squalus spathula |
| Species Information | |
| Size | 2210mm or 87" SL. Find near, nearer or same sized spp. |
| Habitat Information | |
| Distribution | North America: Mississippi River system, including the Missouri River into Montana, the Ohio River, and their major tributaries. At least one country reports adverse ecological impact after introduction. International trade restricted (CITES II, since 11.6.92). |
| Husbandry Information | |
| Breeding Reports | There is no breeding report. |
| Further Information | |
| Reference | Petri Artedi sueci genera piscium Part 3, pp 522. |
| Registered Keepers | There is no registered keeper. |
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| Spotters | Spotted this species somewhere? Click the binoculars! There is but a single record of this fish being seen, view it. |
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| LFS label creator ARN ref:22.128.1038.5620 | |
| Last Update | 2025 Jan 01 13:06 (species record created: 2013 Sep 08 00:06) |