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The Chinese paddlefish (Psephurus gladius; simplified Chinese: 白鲟; traditional Chinese: 白鱘; pinyin: báixún: literal translation: "white sturgeon"), also known as the Chinese swordfish, is an extinct species of fish that was formerly native to the Yangtze and Yellow River basins in China.
The other is the Chinese paddlefish (Psephurus gladius), which was declared extinct in 2022 following a 2019 recommendation; [6] [7] [8] the species has not been sighted in the Yangtze River Basin in China since 2003. [9] [10] Chinese paddlefish are also commonly referred to as "Chinese swordfish", or "elephant fish". [11]
Red Sea torpedo (Torpedo suessii) ... and six extinct in the wild species of ray-finned fish evaluated by the IUCN. ... Chinese paddlefish (Psephurus gladius ...
The other is the Chinese paddlefish (Psephurus gladius), which was declared extinct in 2022 following a 2019 recommendation; the species has not been sighted in the Yangtze River Basin in China since 2003. Chinese paddlefish are also commonly referred to as "Chinese swordfish", or "elephant fish".
A fisherman in northern Cambodia hooked what researchers say is the world’s largest freshwater fish — a giant stingray that scientists know relatively little.
Genus Polyodon Lacépède, 1797 (American paddlefish) Genus †Psephurus Günther, 1873 (Chinese paddlefish) Family Acipenseridae Bonaparte, 1831 sensu Bemis et al., 1997 (sturgeons) Genus †Boreiosturion Murray et al. 2023; Genus †Protoscaphirhynchus Wilimovsky, 1956; Genus † Engdahlichthys Murray et al. 2020
The paddlefish had likely been suffering for a very long time, a fishing guide said. Fishermen save fish from surprising, painful situation. ‘Probably happy to be caught’
The family Polyodontidae comprises six known species: three fossil species from western North America, one fossil species from China, [16] one recently extinct species from China (the Chinese paddlefish, Psephurus gladius; last recorded 2003), [19] [20] and the single extant species, the American paddlefish, native to the Mississippi River ...