Common names:
[No common name]
Occurrence:
not established
Salinity:
freshwater
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Uses:
no uses
Comments:
Maintained in aquaculture installations only.
National Checklist:
Country Information:
https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/resources/the-world-factbook/geos/hu.html
National Fisheries Authority:
Occurrences:
OccurrencesPoint map
Main Ref:
FAO, 1997
National Database:
> Acipenseriformes (Sturgeons and paddlefishes) > Polyodontidae (Paddlefishes)
Etymology: Polyodon:Greek, polys = a lot of + Greek, odous = teeth (Ref. 45335); spathula:Polyodon, many toothed, perhaps due to the numerous gill rakers because adult paddlefish lack teeth, although young fish has many small teeth, and spathula meaning spatula, due to its elongated snout (Ref. 79012). More on author: Walbaum.
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecologia