Chinese paddlefish
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The Chinese paddlefish, also known as the Chinese swordfish, is an extinct species of fish that was formerly native to the Yangtze and Yellow River basins in China. With records of specimens over 3.6
A specimen of Psephurus gladius, Museum of Hydrobiological Sciences, Wuhan Institute of Hydrobiology
A specimen at Museum of Hydrobiological Sciences, Wuhan Institute of Hydrobiology
Scientific drawing of Psephurus gladius from 1868 (resource: Nouvelles Archives du Muséum national d'histoire naturelle)
A specimen of Psephurus gladius exhibited in the Museum of Hydrobiological Sciences of Wuhan Institute of Hydrobiology
Gezhouba Dam
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The Gezhouba Dam or Gezhouba Water Control Project on the Yangtze River is located in the western suburbs of Yichang, in central China's Hubei province. One of the largest run-of-the-river dams, it si
Chinese paddlefish
…with its conservation status being formally updated by the IUCN Red List in July 2022. The main cause of its extinction was the construction of the Gezhouba Dam in 1981, fragmenting the population and blocking the migration of the fish to its upriver spawning grounds required to sustain its population. Overfishing…
The Gezhouba Dam site