Paddlefish Mystery in Western North Carolina
Paddlefish, Polyodon spathula, is a unique and ancient fish species with no close relatives in North America (Figure 1). This prehistoric monster has been part of the Upper Tennessee River … Read more
Paddlefish
Monospecific Families of Freshwater Fishes with no Saltwater Relatives Found in North Carolina
By the NCFishes.com Team There are 12 families of predominantly freshwater fishes that are monospecific (having only one species) in North Carolina (Table 1; Tracy et al. 2020). [Please note: … Read more