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gptkbp:instance_of
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gptkb:species
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gptkbp:adaptation
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filter feeding apparatus
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gptkbp:age
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3 to 5 years
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gptkbp:behavior
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filter feeder
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gptkbp:body_style
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elongated
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gptkbp:breeding_season
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spring to early summer
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gptkbp:class
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gptkb:Actinopterygii
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gptkbp:color
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changes with age
flat and paddle-like
grayish to bluish
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gptkbp:common_name
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gptkb:Paddlefish
paddlefish
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gptkbp:conservation_efforts
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habitat restoration
in place in some states
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gptkbp:conservation_status
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gptkb:Least_Concern
vulnerable
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gptkbp:cultural_significance
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important to Native American tribes
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gptkbp:diet
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plankton
small fish and invertebrates
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gptkbp:ecological_role
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keystone species
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gptkbp:egg_color
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external fertilization
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gptkbp:environmental_impact
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sensitive to temperature changes
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gptkbp:family
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gptkb:Polyodontidae
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gptkbp:fins
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dorsal fin
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gptkbp:first_described_by
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1817
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gptkbp:fishing_regulations
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regulated in some areas
targeted by commercial fisheries
netting and angling
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gptkbp:fossil_record
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ancient lineage
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gptkbp:genetic_diversity
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high genetic variability
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gptkbp:habitat
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shallow waters
freshwater rivers
slow-moving waters
deeper waters
attempted in some facilities
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https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label
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Polyodon spathula
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gptkbp:is_essential_for
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ecological indicator
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gptkbp:larval_stage
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zooplankton
planktonic
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gptkbp:length
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3 meters
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gptkbp:lifespan
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up to 30 years
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gptkbp:migration
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spawns in upstream rivers
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gptkbp:order
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gptkb:Acipenseriformes
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gptkbp:population_trend
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gptkb:Professional_Wrestler
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gptkbp:predators
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larger fish
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gptkbp:range
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gptkb:Mississippi_River_Basin
gptkb:North_America
gptkb:Great_Lakes_region
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gptkbp:related_species
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gptkb:Acipenser_fulvescens
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gptkbp:reproduction
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spawning
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gptkbp:research_interest
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genetic studies
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gptkbp:scientific_name
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gptkb:Polyodon_spathula
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gptkbp:seed_dispersal
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large genome
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gptkbp:senses
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electroreception
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gptkbp:size
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up to 7 feet
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gptkbp:social_structure
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solitary or small groups
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gptkbp:species
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cultured for food
gill rakers
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gptkbp:speed
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slow and graceful
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gptkbp:symbiotic_relationships
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none known
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gptkbp:threats
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habitat loss
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gptkbp:traded_on
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rarely kept in aquariums
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gptkbp:values
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roe and meat
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gptkbp:water_quality
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requires clean water
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gptkbp:weight
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200 kg
up to 200 pounds
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gptkbp:bfsParent
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gptkb:Paddlefish
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gptkbp:bfsLayer
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4
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