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Amia calva, bowfin, dogfish, grindle
primitive long-bodied carnivorous freshwater fish with a very long dorsal fin; found in sluggish waters of North America
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Polyodon spathula, duckbill, paddlefish
primitive fish of the Mississippi valley having a long paddle-shaped snout
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Chinese paddlefish, Psephurus gladis
fish of larger rivers of China similar to the Mississippi paddlefish
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sturgeon
large primitive fishes valued for their flesh and roe; widely distributed in the North Temperate Zone
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Lepisosteus osseus, billfish, gar, garfish, garpike
primitive predaceous North American fish covered with hard scales and having long jaws with needlelike teeth
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Acipenser transmontanus, Pacific sturgeon, Sacramento sturgeon, white sturgeon
food and game fish of marine and fresh waters of northwestern coast of North America
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Acipenser huso, beluga, hausen, white sturgeon
valuable source of caviar and isinglass; found in Black and Caspian seas
