Paddlefish (Polyodon)
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General data

Main name: Paddlefish

Classification

Family: Polyodontidae - Paddlefishes
Order: Acipenseriformes - Sturgeons and Paddlefish
Class: Chondrostei - Sturgeons
Superclass: Osteichthyes - Bony fishes

Species

American paddlefish (Polyodon spathula)

Taxonomy of Fishes

Osteichthyes - Bony fishes->
- Coelacanthi - Lobe-finned fishes->
- Teleostei - Ray-finned fishes->
- Cladistii - Bichirs->
- Dipneusti - Lungfishes->
- Chondrostei - Sturgeons->
  - Acipenseriformes - Sturgeons and Paddlefish->
    
    Acipenseridae - Sturgeons->
    
    Polyodontidae - Paddlefishes->
    
    Polyodon - Paddlefish->
    
    Psephurus - Psephurus->
- Holostei - Gars and Bowfins->
Chondrichthyes - Cartilaginous fishes->
Agnatha - Jawless fishes->