Definitions for chinese paddlefish
chi·nese pad·dle·fish

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1. Chinese paddlefish, Psephurus gladisnoun

   fish of larger rivers of China similar to the Mississippi paddlefish

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1. Chinese paddlefishnoun

   Psephurus gladius, a large freshwater paddlefish.

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1. Chinese paddlefish

   The Chinese paddlefish (Psephurus gladius; simplified Chinese: 白鲟; traditional Chinese: 白鱘; pinyin: báixún: literal translation: "white sturgeon"), also known as the Chinese swordfish, is an extinct species of fish that was formerly native to the Yangtze and Yellow River basins in China. With records of specimens over three metres (ten feet) and possibly 7 m (23 ft) in length, it was one of the largest species of freshwater fish. It was the only species in the genus Psephurus and one of two recent species of paddlefish (Polyodontidae), the other being the American paddlefish (Polyodon spathula). It was an anadromous species, meaning that it spent part of its adult life at sea, while migrating upriver to spawn. The Chinese paddlefish was officially declared extinct in 2022, with an estimated time of extinction to be by 2005, and no later than 2010, although it had become functionally extinct by 1993. The main cause of its extinction was the construction of the Gezhouba and Three Gorges dams, causing population fragmentation and blocking the anadromous spawning migration. Overfishing also played a significant role in its demise. Fishing of the Chinese paddlefish dates back centuries, with annual harvests reaching 25 tons by the 1970s. Since the 1990s, the species was officially listed by the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) as critically endangered, and was last seen alive in 2003. A 2019 paper including scientists from the Yangtze River Fisheries Research Institute found the species to be extinct. It was unanimously agreed to be extinct by the Species Survival Commission Sturgeon Specialist Group of the IUCN on 15 September 2019, with its conservation status being formally updated by the IUCN Red List in July 2022.

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1. chinese paddlefish

   The Chinese paddlefish is a species of freshwater fish that belonged to the paddlefish family. Known for its long, paddle-like snout, it was native to the Yangtze and Yellow Rivers in China. The species is known to have been among the largest freshwater fish, with recorded lengths of up to 7 meters. The Chinese paddlefish was highly threatened due to pollution, overfishing, habitat loss, and construction of dams. In 2020, it was officially declared extinct. It was also known as Psephurus gladius in scientific terms.

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1. Chinese paddlefish

   Chinese Paddlefish, Psephurus gladius, also known as Chinese Swordfish, are among the largest freshwater fish. It is one of two extant paddlefish species, the other being the American Paddlefish. It is also called "elephant fish" because its snout resembles an elephant trunk. It is recorded sometimes in Classical Chinese as wěi-fish. More poetically, it is sometimes referred to as the "Giant Panda of the Rivers", not because of any physical resemblance to a panda, but because of its rarity and protected status. The Chinese Paddlefish is the People's Republic of China's first-level protected animal. Its belly is white and back and head grey. They live mostly in the middle or lower part of the Yangtze, occasionally in large lakes. They feed on other fish, as well as small amounts of crabs and crayfish. Paddlefish are sexually mature at age seven or eight, with a typical body length of 2 metres and a weight of 25 kilograms. It is said that the zoologist Bǐng Zhì recorded around the 1950s that some fishermen caught a paddlefish of 7-metres, although the authenticity of the story is unconfirmed. It is said that the Chinese paddlefish can grow to 23 feet and weigh 1,100 pounds, but little research on a maximum size can be conducted today due to the species' scarcity.

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   The numerical value of chinese paddlefish in Chaldean Numerology is: 6

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   The numerical value of chinese paddlefish in Pythagorean Numerology is: 3

References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
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