paddlefish
Long-nosed river dweller
A paddlefish is a large freshwater fish with an elongated, paddle-shaped snout, found mainly in the Mississippi River basin.
The distinctive snout contains sensory receptors for detecting prey.
Paddlefish are primitive fish, closely related to sturgeons, and are harvested for their roe, sold as American caviar.
Getting caught on something
- trophyAward for winning
- anglerOne who casts lines
- seasonYearly division or series
- regulationOfficial rules governing conduct
catch-and-release · bowfishing · roe · caviar · meat · commercial · recreational · harvest
Raised speaker's platform
- snoutBeast's protruding face
- elongatedStretched beyond usual dimensions
- cartilaginousComposed of flexible connective tissue
- filter-feedingTrapping particles from water
ampullae · sensory · zooplankton · gape · spiracle · scaleless · operculum · skeleton
Southern state or major river
- MissouriMidwestern state, major river
- YangtzeChina's mightiest waterway
- riverLarge flowing watercourse
- tributaryStream entering larger river
reservoir · lake · floodplain · backwater · impoundment · muddy · turbid · oxbow
Very old indeed
- primitiveIn earliest form
- unchangedNot modified at all
- CretaceousFinal Mesozoic period
- prehistoricBefore documented civilization
evolution · relict · surviving · lineage · ancestral · sturgeon · ray-finned · endemic
Preventing waste or loss
- threatenedExpressed intent to harm
- extinctionComplete vanishing of a species
- overfishingUnsustainable marine harvest
- vulnerableOpen to attack
protection · CITES · sanctuary · preservation · depletion · wildlife · endemic · biodiversity
snagging
Getting caught on something
regulation · catch-and-release · bowfishing · roe · caviar · meat · commercial · recreational · harvest · limit
rostrum
Raised speaker's platform
- snoutBeast's protruding face
- elongatedStretched beyond usual dimensions
- cartilaginousComposed of flexible connective tissue
filter-feeding · ampullae · sensory · zooplankton · gape · spiracle · scaleless · operculum · skeleton · cranial
Mississippi
Southern state or major river
- MissouriMidwestern state, major river
- YangtzeChina's mightiest waterway
- riverLarge flowing watercourse
tributary · reservoir · lake · floodplain · backwater · impoundment · muddy · turbid · oxbow · channel
ancient
Very old indeed
- primitiveIn earliest form
- unchangedNot modified at all
- CretaceousFinal Mesozoic period
prehistoric · evolution · relict · surviving · lineage · ancestral · sturgeon · ray-finned · endemic · paleontology
conservation
Preventing waste or loss
- threatenedExpressed intent to harm
- extinctionComplete vanishing of a species
- overfishingUnsustainable marine harvest
vulnerable · protection · CITES · sanctuary · preservation · depletion · wildlife · endemic · biodiversity · bycatch
- fishcod, salmon, bass, perch, eels
- freshwater fishingfreshwater fishing, trout fishing, salmon fishing, bass fishing, perch fishing
- bottom feederscatfish, loach, sturgeon, suckerfish, flounder
- fish and amphibiansshark, sharks, salmon, cod, trout
- freshwater fishsalmon, trout, bass, catfish, carp
- freshwater lifecatfish, trout, bass, salmon, frog
paddlefishgreat white shark
Largest predatory fish
pike · barracuda · muskie · largemouth bass · predatory fish
fish, paddle, paddling, paddled, paddler, paddleboarding, paddleboard, paddlers, paddleboards