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Chinese PaddlefishEducational resources on Chinese PaddlefishChinese Paddlefish or Psephurus gladius is listed on the IUCN Red list (1996) as Critically Endangered due to A2cd. IUCN Profile of the Chinese Paddlefish Rare 'River Panda' Fish Returned to Yangtze Release from: CNN.com BEIJING, China -- An extremely rare Chinese fish, dubbed the "giant panda of the rivers", has been returned to the Yangtze River following emergency surgery www.flmnh.ufl.edu/fish/innews/riverpanda2003.htm The Virtual Aquarium of Virginia Tech--Paddlefish No teeth · Two barbels under the snout near the mouth · Blue-gray on the dorsal part of the body, silver-white on the lower side Similar species: · Chinese paddlefish ( www.cnr.vt.edu/efish/families/polyodontidae.html Chinese Paddlefish Clipart To use any of the clipart images above (including the thumbnail image in the top left corner), just click and drag the picture to your desktop. etc.usf.edu/clipart/26400/26490/paddlefish_26490.htm For Chinese Paddlefish, A Long Goodbye Florida Museum of Natural History Ichthyology Department homepage. This page contains, educational sections about the biology, ecology and conservation of fishes and sharks. A rich www.flmnh.ufl.edu/fish/InNews/goodbye2009.html China's Giant River Fish, The World's Largest, Feared Extinct The Chinese paddlefish is also known as the elephant fish, because its long snout resembles an elephant's trunk. The predators feed on other fish, as well as small amounts of crab www.flmnh.ufl.edu/fish/InNews/river2007.html Search Is On For World's Biggest Freshwater Fish Among possible challengers for the title are a massive river stingray from Cambodia and the Chinese paddlefish of the Yangtze River. Jointly funded by the World Wildlife Fund (WWF www.flmnh.ufl.edu/fish/InNews/largecat2004.html National Geographic, China Launch Study Of Critically Endangered ... National Geographic, China Launch Study Of Critically Endangered Chinese Paddlefish August 1, 2007 Release from: Associated Press BEIJING: The National Geographic Society and www.flmnh.ufl.edu/fish/InNews/geo2007.html Giant Fish 'Verges On Extinction' The concern for the Chinese paddlefish is that its fate will parallel that of the Yangtze river dolphin, a large mammal species that was once abundant in the Yangtze river system www.flmnh.ufl.edu/fish/InNews/verge2009.html ADW: Psephurus: Classification ... Chinese paddlefish) animaldiversity.ummz.umich.edu/site/accounts/classification/Psephurus.html ADW: Psephurus gladius: Classification Psephurus gladius (Chinese paddlefish) ... animaldiversity.ummz.umich.edu/site/accounts/classification/Psephurus_gladius.html
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