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Mims, S. D. (1998). Paddlefish in Kentucky. Aquaculture Magazine. 24:20-22.
Paddlefish, spoonfish, spoonbill cat and Polydon spathula are among several names given to this unique prehistoric fish. Paddlefish are the largest freshwater fish in the United States at 6 feet in length and weighing over 200 pounds. They are found in 22 states that have large streams, rivers and impoundments within the Mississippi River basin and adjacent Gulf Coastal drainages. Unlike most fish, a paddlefish is a filter feeder able to remove zooplankton (minute free-floating animals) from the water as their main food source.
U.S. Department of the Interior |
U.S. Geological Survey
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