American paddlefish (Polyodon spathula)

General data

Main name: American paddlefish
Local names: Mississippi paddlefish, Mississippi paddlefish, Duckbill Cat
Climates: Continental
Habitat: Freshwater
Native: North America
Introduced: Europe
Distribution: Sabine River, Mississippi River, Atchafalaya River

Classification

Genus: Polyodon - Paddlefish
Family: Polyodontidae - Paddlefishes
Order: Acipenseriformes - Sturgeons and Paddlefish
Class: Chondrostei - Sturgeons and Paddlefishes
Superclass: Osteichthyes - Bony fishes

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Taxonomy of Fishes

Osteichthyes - Bony fishes->
- Actinistia - Lobe-finned fishes->
- Actinopteri - Ray-finned fishes->
- Cladistii - Bichirs->
- Dipnoi - Lungfishes->
- Chondrostei - Sturgeons and Paddlefishes->
  - Acipenseriformes - Sturgeons and Paddlefish->
    
    Acipenseridae - Sturgeons->
    
    Polyodontidae - Paddlefishes->
    
    Polyodon - Paddlefish->
    
    American paddlefish (Polyodon spathula)
    
    Psephurus - Psephurus->
- Holostei - Gars and Bowfins->
Chondrichthyes - Cartilaginous fishes->
Agnatha - Jawless fishes->