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The North American paddlefish (Polyodon spathula) has only one other species as a member of the same family.
Archive 2007-01-01 2007
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Several animal taxa also show unique affinities with East Asian relatives, including copperheads (Agkistrodon spp.), hellbender salamanders (Cryptobranchidae family), some land snails, and paddlefish (Polyodon spathula).
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Paddlefish (Polyodon spathula) routinely grow 5 feet long and exceed 60 pounds.
Like a Sturgeon 2007
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These were paddlefish, or Polyodon spathula, and we had caught the peak of paddlefishing season at the Lower Yellowstone Diversion Dam, 17 miles north of Glendive, Mont. - four or five days in late May or early June, when, a game warden had all but promised, "you just throw your line in, and it's hard not to catch one."
NYT > Travel By ERIC KONIGSBERG 2009
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