Polyodontidae

Polyodon spathula

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Acipenseriformes

Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Unikonta Cladus: Opisthokonta Cladus: Holozoa Regnum: Animalia Subregnum: Eumetazoa Cladus: ParaHoxozoa Cladus: Bilateria Cladus: Nephrozoa Superphylum: Deuterostomia Phylum: Chordata Cladus: Olfactores Subphylum: Vertebrata Infraphylum: Gnathostomata Megaclassis: Osteichthyes Superclassis/Classis: Actinopterygii Classis/Subclassis: Actinopteri Subclassis/Infraclassis: Chondrostei Ordo: Acipenseriformes

Familia: Polyodontidae
Genera: Polyodon – Psephurus

Name

Polyodontidae

References

Links

• Polyodontidae – Taxon details on Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS).
• Polyodontidae in the World Register of Marine Species
• Polyodontidae  and its species in FishBase,
  Froese, R. & Pauly, D. (eds.) 2025. FishBase. World Wide Web electronic publication, www.fishbase.org, version 02/2024.

Vernacular names

беларуская: Весланосыя
čeština: Veslonosovití
Deutsch: Löffelstöre
English: Paddlefishes
español: Espátulas
français: Spatules
magyar: Kanalastokfélék
ქართული: დინგნიჩაბასებრი
lietuvių: Irklanosinės
Nederlands: Lepelsteuren
norsk: Spadestører
polski: Wiosłonosowate
русский: Веслоносы, веслоносые, веслоносовые
ไทย: ปลาฉลามปากเป็ด
中文: 匙吻鲟科

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