The Chinese paddlefish (Psephurus gladius) is found in the Yangtze River and has a cone-shaped snout rather than the long, paddle-like snout (known as a rostrum) of the North American paddlefish. From Wordnik.com. [Archive 2007-01-01] Reference
Other species of conservation interest include aquatic vertebrates like the Yangtze River dolphin (Lipotes vexillifer), of which fewer than 100 individuals (possible as few as 5) survive in the vicinity of Poyang Lake, sturgeons such as the Chinese sturgeon (Acipenser sinensis) and white sturgeon (Psephurus gladius), the Chinese alligator (Alligator sinensis), and giant salamander (Megalobatrachus davidiana). From Wordnik.com. [Changjiang Plain evergreen forests] Reference
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