Native to China’s Yangtze River, the Chinese paddlefish was thought by many to be the world’s largest freshwater fish, with reports of individuals reaching a mind-boggling 23 feet in length ...

The Chinese paddlefish was among the largest freshwater ... this species of freshwater fish once lived almost exclusively in the Yangtze River in China. It was known for being a relatively large ...

They’ve lived in China’s Yangtze River for perhaps 140 million ... Chinese sturgeon may soon go extinct like their Chinese paddlefish relatives. The adults are predators that consume any ...

Chinese paddlefish. It was one of the largest freshwater fish (it could reach up to seven metres in length) and lived for more than 200 million years in the Yangtze River. It has vanished mainly ...