2 SPESIES PADDLEFISH

 2 SPECIES OF FAMILY POLYODONTIDAE (PADDLEFISHES)

1. Polyodon spathula (Mississippi paddlefish).

American Paddlefish
Conservation status
Vulnerable (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Actinopterygii
Order:	Acipenseriformes
Family:	Polyodontidae
Genus:	Polyodon Lacépède, 1797
Species:	P. spathula
Binomial name
Polyodon spathula (Walbaum in Artedi, 1792)

• Distribution : North America
• Max. Length (cm) : 221 TL 

2. Psephurus gladius (Chinese paddlefish/elephant fish).

Chinese Paddlefish
Conservation status
Critically endangered, possibly extinct (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Actinopterygii
Order:	Acipenseriformes
Family:	Polyodontidae
Genus:	Psephurus Günther, 1873
Species:	P. gladius
Binomial name
Psephurus gladius (E. von Martens, 1862)
Synonyms
Polyodon gladius Polyodon angustifolium

• Distribution : Asia
• Max. Length (cm) : 300 TL