American Paddlefish
Polyodon spathula
Living individuals or members of this group exist today. This does not mean they are safe from extinction.
Gilled animals that live in water, from clownfish to whale sharks.
Classification
- Common name
- American Paddlefish
- Browse group
- Fish
- Scientific name or taxon
- Polyodon spathula
- Taxon rank
- species
- Order
- Acipenseriformes
- Family
- Polyodontidae
- Genus
- Polyodon
- Source classification
- Actinopterygii
Taxonomy checked against GBIF. For breeds and hybrids, this describes the listed parent taxon.
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The directory includes species, breeds, hybrids and broader groups. A listed scientific name may identify a parent species rather than a distinct species.
Sources
- A–Z Animals: American Paddlefish · Directory entry
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