FB-175 http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=175 Animalia Chordata Teleostei Elopiformes Elopidae Elops Elops saurus Linnaeus, 1766 Skjestør Wioslonos amerykanski Peixe-espatula Peixe-espátula Veslonos americký Amerikansk spadestør Skestør Löffelstör Paddelfisch Schaufelstör Duckbill Cat Mississippi paddlefish Paddlefish Spadefish Spoonbill cat Spoonbill catfish Spoonbillcatfish Luitstuur Lapasampi Poisson spatule Spatulaire Spatule d'Amérique Pesce spatola Veslonos веслонос многозуб полиодон Skedstör Веслоніс Веслоніс американський Веслоніс північноамериканський Espátula Pez espátula Sollo Ameriški veslokljun Lepelsteur Polyodontas Πολυόδοντας 匙吻鱘 匙吻鲟 Squalus spathula Walbaum, 1792 1990-10-17 2014-02-27 FAO0 Fishery Statistics - catches and landings. FAO Yearbook 66:502 p. (Ref. 191) Breder, C.M. and D.E. Rosen0 Modes of reproduction in fishes. T.F.H. Publications, Neptune City, New Jersey. 941 p. (Ref. 205) Nelson, J.S.0 Fishes of the world. 2nd edition. 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Luna 1990-10-17 00:00:00 2025-11-13 00:00:00 Biology http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=174 Adukts usually inhabit water deeper than 1.2 m in slow-flowing large rivers, lakes, and impoundments (Ref. 86798). They feed on plankton. The extended upper jaw (= paddle) may help to channel plankton into the mouth. Threatened due to over harvesting, habitat loss and pollution (Ref. 58490). Page, L.M. and B.M. Burr 2011 A field guide to freshwater fishes of North America north of Mexico. Boston : Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, 663p. (Ref. 86798) FB-DiagnosticDescr-174 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Rodolfo B. Reyes 2012-12-12 00:00:00 2017-11-15 00:00:00 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ WorldFish Center - FishBase General public http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=174 http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#Size Snout long, canoe-paddle-shaped; gill cover with large, fleshy, pointed flap (Ref. 86798). Page, L.M. and B.M. Burr 2011 A field guide to freshwater fishes of North America north of Mexico. Boston : Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, 663p. (Ref. 86798) FB-Distribution-174 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Susan M. Luna 1990-10-18 00:00:00 2024-07-17 00:00:00 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ WorldFish Center - FishBase General public http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=174 http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#Threats North America: Mississippi River basin from southwestern New York to Montana and south to Louisiana; Gulf Slope drainagaes from Mobile Bay in Alabama, to Galveston Bay in Texas, USA. Formerly in Great Lakes basin, probably extirpated. At least one country reports adverse ecological impact after introduction. Page, L.M. and B.M. Burr 2011 A field guide to freshwater fishes of North America north of Mexico. Boston : Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, 663p. (Ref. 86798) FB-Uses-174 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Susan M. Luna 1990-10-17 00:00:00 2025-11-13 00:00:00 Importance http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ WorldFish Center - FishBase General public http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=174 http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#Habitat fisheries: commercial; gamefish: yes; aquarium: public aquariums FAO 1986 Fishery statistics - catches and landings. FAO Yearb. 62:480 p. IGFA 2009 Database of IGFA angling records until 2009. IGFA, Fort Lauderdale, USA. Flower, S.S. 1935 Further notes on the duration of life in animals. I. Fishes: as determined by otolith and scale-readings and direct observations on living individuals. Proc. Zool. Soc. London 2:265-304. (Ref. 274) FB-Migration-174 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Susan M. Luna 1990-10-17 00:00:00 2025-11-13 00:00:00 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ FAO General public http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=174 Potamodromous. Migrating within streams, migratory in rivers, e.g. Saliminus, Moxostoma, Labeo. Migrations should be cyclical and predictable and cover more than 100 km. Tripp, S.J., Q.E. Phelps, R.N. Hupfeld, D.P. Herzog, D.E. Ostendorf, T.L. Moore, R.C. Brooks and J.E. Garvey 2019 Sturgeon and paddlefish migration: Evidence to support the need for interjurisdictional management. Fisheries 44(4):183-193. (Ref. 130035) FB-TrophicStrategy-174 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Drina Sta. Iglesia 2000-10-16 00:00:00 2003-11-07 00:00:00 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ WorldFish Center - FishBase General public spathula http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#Distribution Inhabits slow-flowing water of large rivers, usually in water deeper than 1.3 m. Feeds on plankton. The extended upper jaw (= paddle) may help to channel plankton into the mouth. Fish larger than 22.5 cm SL are indiscriminate tow-net filter feeders on plankton, while young paddlefish are selective plankton feeders (Ref. 46977). Robins, C.R., R.M. Bailey, C.E. Bond, J.R. Brooker, E.A. Lachner, R.N. Lea and W.B. Scott 1991 Common and scientific names of fishes from the United States and Canada. Am. Fish. Soc. Spec. Publ. (20):183 p. FB-Size-174 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Susan M. Luna 1990-10-17 00:00:00 2025-11-13 00:00:00 Max. size http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=174 221 cm TL (male/unsexed; (Ref. 86798)); max. published weight: 90.7 kg (Ref. 3221); max. reported age: 55 years (Ref. 46974) Page, L.M. and B.M. Burr 2011 A field guide to freshwater fishes of North America north of Mexico. Boston : Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, 663p. (Ref. 86798) McClanes, A.J. (ed.) 1974 Field guide to freshwater fishes of North America. Holt, Rinehart and Winston, New York. 212 p. (Ref. 3221) Quinn, S. 2001 How long do fish live?. In-Fisherman 26(5):15. (Ref. 46974) FB-Threats-2 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Belen Acosta 1990-10-18 00:00:00 2024-03-07 00:00:00 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ WorldFish Center - FishBase General public http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=2 http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#Size Least Concern (LC) , IUCN Grouper and Wrasse Specialist Group IUCN 2006 2006 IUCN red list of threatened species. www.iucnredlist.org. Downloaded July 2006. FB-Habitat-174 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Susan M. Luna 1990-10-17 00:00:00 2025-11-13 00:00:00 Environment http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ WorldFish Center - FishBase General public http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=174 http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#Threats demersal; potamodromous (Ref. 130035); freshwater; depth range 2 - ? m Tripp, S.J., Q.E. Phelps, R.N. Hupfeld, D.P. Herzog, D.E. Ostendorf, T.L. Moore, R.C. Brooks and J.E. Garvey 2019 Sturgeon and paddlefish migration: Evidence to support the need for interjurisdictional management. Fisheries 44(4):183-193. (Ref. 130035)