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Class: Chondrostei
Order: Acipenseriformes
Family: Polyodontidae Paddlefishes

Genus: Polyodon

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North America
Max. Length 221 cm TL
Polyodon spathula (Walbaum, 1792)

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Polyodon spathula
[Mississippi paddlefish]


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Scientific Name English Name Distribution Max. Length (cm) Year
Polyodon spathula Mississippi paddlefish North America 221 TL 1792



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