American paddlefish

GPTKB entity

Statements (50)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:species
gptkbp:class gptkb:Actinopterygii
gptkbp:color gray
greenish
white belly
gptkbp:commercialUse gptkb:meat
gptkb:seafood
gptkbp:conservationStatus Vulnerable
gptkbp:diet zooplankton
gptkbp:distinctiveFeature long paddle-shaped rostrum
gptkbp:distribution gptkb:North_America
gptkbp:economicImportance aquaculture
fishing tourism
gptkbp:family gptkb:Polyodontidae
gptkbp:finType heterocercal tail
gptkbp:firstDescribed gptkb:Bernard_Germain_de_Lacépède
1797
gptkbp:habitat freshwater rivers
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label American paddlefish
gptkbp:IUCNStatus Vulnerable
gptkbp:kingdom gptkb:Animalia
gptkbp:larvalHostPlant zooplankton
gptkbp:laysEggs broadcast spawner
gptkbp:lifespan 20-30 years
gptkbp:maximumLength 2.2 meters
gptkbp:maximumSpeed 70 kg
gptkbp:migratory migratory for spawning
gptkbp:nativeTo gptkb:Mississippi_River_Basin
gptkb:United_States
gptkbp:notableFeature one of the largest freshwater fishes in North America
gptkbp:order gptkb:Acipenseriformes
gptkbp:phylum gptkb:Chordata
gptkbp:protectedBy state and federal law (in some areas)
gptkbp:range gptkb:Arkansas_River
gptkb:Missouri_River
gptkb:Ohio_River
gptkb:Tennessee_River
gptkb:Lower_Mississippi_River
gptkbp:relatedTo gptkb:Chinese_paddlefish
gptkbp:reproduction spawns in spring
gptkbp:rostrumFunction electroreception
gptkbp:scientificName gptkb:Polyodon_spathula
gptkbp:skeletonType cartilaginous
gptkbp:swimmingAbility ram filter feeder
gptkbp:teeth toothless as adult
gptkbp:threats dams
habitat loss
overfishing
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Polyodon_spathula
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5