Chinese paddlefish (Psephurus gladius)

General data

Main name: Chinese paddlefish
Habitat: Anadromous

Classification

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

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->
    
    Chinese paddlefish (Psephurus gladius)
- Holostei - Gars and Bowfins->
Chondrichthyes - Cartilaginous fishes->
Agnatha - Jawless fishes->