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Wounded rare Chinese paddlefish released into sea  -  Jun 18, 2007
HinduShanghai, June 18 (Xinhua): A 212-kilogram Chinese paddlefish, an extremely rare species that is native to China, was released on Sunday into the sea at the ...

Source: CCTV.com  -  Jun 11, 2008
央视国际A few days ago, she found the Chinese paddlefish in her charge seemed a little ... This Chinese paddlefish is a great treasure of Shangsha Underwater World. ...

Monster fish have allure for scientist  -  Sep 4, 2005
Globe and MailThe Chinese paddlefish is very rare, but one weighing 125 kilograms was caught on the Yangtze River in China on Dec. 11, 2003. ...

World's Largest River Fish Feared Extinct  -  Jul 26, 2007
National GeographicWei is one of China's foremost experts on the Chinese paddlefish, ... No adult Chinese paddlefish have been caught in the Yangtze River by fishers since ...

Giant fish 'verges on extinction'  -  Sep 29, 2009
BBC NewsA three-year quest to find the giant Chinese paddlefish in the Yangtze river ... The concern for the Chinese paddlefish is that its fate will parallel that ...

Scientist searches for largest freshwater fish  -  Sep 9, 2005
ESPNThe Chinese paddlefish is very rare, but a 275-pounder was caught on the Yangtze River in China on Dec. 11, 2003. There are said to be 650-pound carp, ...

World's Largest River Fish Feared Extinct  -  Jan 18, 2010
National GeographicThe plight of the Chinese paddlefish underscores the urgent need to protect the river giants, said Hogan, who is a National Geographic Emerging Explorer. ...

On the trail of the biggest river fish Endangered giants are among...  -  May 25, 2009
Pay-Per-View - International Herald Tribune - HighBeam Research..."He'd been studying Chinese paddlefish for 40 years. ... One man trying to save the Chinese paddlefish, and then all the forces out there, ...

Experts Treat Wounded Chinese Paddlefish  -  Jan 20, 2007
CRIENGLISH.comExperts are treating a wounded Chinese paddlefish after it was caught accidentally by fishermen at the mouth of the Yangtze River . ...

Trying to ensure the big one doesn't go away | Article from Internatio...  -  May 25, 2009
Pay-Per-View - International Herald Tribune - HighBeam Research..."He'd been studying Chinese paddlefish for 40 years. ... One man trying to save the Chinese paddlefish, and then all the forces out there, ...

Condition of Injured Chinese Paddlefish Improving  -  Jan 22, 2007
CRIENGLISH.comThe condition of a rare Chinese paddlefish, which was injured after being accidentally caught in the East China Sea on Friday, is improving; however, ...

Search Launched to Save Rare Chinese Paddlefish  -  Aug 3, 2007
Beijing ReviewThe National Geographic Society and China's Yangtze River Fisheries Institute have launched a new search for the Chinese paddlefish, a critically endangered ...

Chasing a Fish of Epic Proportions on the Mekong; A US biologist is …  -  Oct 9, 2005
Pay-Per-View - Los Angeles Times - ProQuest ArchiverThe Chinese paddlefish is very rare, but a 275-pounder was caught on the Yangtze River in China on Dec. 11, 2003. There are said to be 650-pound carp, ...

Chinese Paddlefish Dies in Illegal Fishing  -  Jan 12, 2007
CRIENGLISH.comA Chinese paddlefish has died from injuries inflicted by two illegal fishing boats in central China 's Hubei province, local wild animal protection ...

Pushing boundaries of nature  -  Aug 13, 2009
中国日报..."For those fish that migrate and breed along free-flowing rivers, such as the Chinese paddlefish, an uninterrupted migration channel is vital," he said. ...

Only the biggest fish will do; How's this for a great gig? Combing...  -  Sep 13, 2005
Pay-Per-View - Toronto Star - Factiva, from Dow JonesThe Chinese paddlefish is very rare, but one weighing 125 kilograms was caught on the Yangtze River in China on Dec. 11, 2003. ...

QUEST | Questions answered  -  Jul 6, 2006
Pay-Per-View - San Diego Union - Tribune - ProQuest ArchiverContenders for the largest fish that spends its entire life in fresh water include: the arapaima and goliath catfishes of the Amazon, the Chinese paddlefish ...

The World's Largest River Fish Could Be Extinct  -  Jul 27, 2007
SoftpediaBut all these "little" creatures are dwarfed by the Chinese paddlefish, ... Or at least were, as no adult Chinese paddlefish has been captured in the ...

ON THE QUEST FOR MEGAFISH IN THE MEKONG  -  Jul 21, 2008
พัทยา เดลีนิวส์The monster Chinese paddlefish and the dog-eating catfish in Southeast Asia are on the verge of extinction. The Three Gorges Dam built on the Yangtze River, ...

Giant fish on verge of extinction  -  Dec 6, 2009
Inland Empire NewsA three-year quest to find the giant Chinese paddlefish in the Yangtze river ... The concern for the Chinese paddlefish is that its fate will parallel that ...

Giant Prehistoric Fish Rebounding in Canada  -  Nov 13, 2008
National Geographic..."The white sturgeon seems to have avoided the fate of species like the Chinese paddlefish of the Yangtze River and the critically endangered giant catfish ...

Scientist Scours Globe For Largest Freshwater Fish In Bid To Save...  -  Aug 31, 2005
Kentucky New Era - Google News ArchiveThe Chinese paddlefish is very rare, but a 275-pounder was caught on the Yangtze River in China on Dec. 2003 There are said to be 650-pound carp, ...

Paddlefish akin to catching loaded five-gallon bucket  -  May 13, 2009
ESPNIts only relative, the endangered Chinese paddlefish, lives a world away in China's Yangtze River. The fish's Pinocchio nose was covered with clusters of ...

Fishing - Presented by Kenai Peninsula Online -  -  Sep 23, 2005
Kenai Peninsula OnlineThe Chinese paddlefish is very rare, but a 275-pounder was caught on the Yangtze River in China on Dec. 11, 2003. There are said to be 650-pound carp, ...

Exports Paddlefish, roe can't go  -  Jun 28, 2009
Memphis Commercial AppealThe North American paddlefish is one of only two species of paddlefish in the world -- and the other, the Chinese paddlefish, is extremely rare. ...

Giant Catfish May Be World's Largest Freshwater Fish  -  Jan 24, 2010
National GeographicOther contenders include the Chinese paddlefish and the dog-eating catfish—another Mekong River giant. Editor's Note: It was initially reported incorrectly ...

Death by progress; The environment; The Yangtze river dolphin is now ...  -  Aug 11, 2007
Pay-Per-View - The Spectator - ProQuest ArchiverAlso endangered are the finless porpoise and the Chinese paddlefish, which grows up to 7 metres long but has not been seen since 2003.; Photo: Associated ...

Search Is on for World's Biggest Freshwater Fish  -  Jan 24, 2010
National Geographic...and the Yangtze River's Chinese paddlefish (Psephurus gladius), a critically endangered species plagued by overfishing and the construction of dams that ...

Fish whopper: 646 pounds a record - Environment- msnbc.com  -  Jul 1, 2005
msnbc.com...the dog-eating catfish, the dinosaur-like arapaima, and the Chinese paddlefish – "all of which remain contenders for the title of the world's largest ...

New Yangtze dam may be death sentence for rare fish  -  Jun 19, 2009
Reuters UKChinese as "the long river", is rich with unique species including the Yangtze sturgeon, the Baiji or Yangtze river dolphin, and the Chinese paddlefish. ...

Truly, It Was a Whopper, but Are There Bigger Fish?  -  Aug 26, 2005
New York TimesHe has his own personal candidates, the Chinese paddlefish in the Yangtze and the giant stingray here in the Mekong. "I saw a stingray in Cambodia in 2003 ...

Hunt for the big fish becomes a race  -  Aug 25, 2005
New York TimesHogan has his own personal candidates, the Chinese paddlefish in the Yangtze and the giant stingray here in the Mekong. ...

The baiji: So long and thanks for all the fish  -  Sep 12, 2007
New ScientistThese include the Asian softshell turtle, Chinese paddlefish, Chinese sturgeon, Chinese alligator, and the smooth-coated otter, as well as the ...

Federal Authorities Step in to Protect Paddlefish  -  Jul 9, 2009
The ChattanooganThe other species, the Chinese paddlefish (Psephurus gladius), is extremely rare and thought to be close to extinction. The North American paddlefish was ...

WWF Names World's Top 10 Rivers at Greatest Risk  -  Mar 21, 2007
Environment News ServiceThis basin is the sole habitat of the critically endangered Chinese Paddlefish, the endangered Finless Porpoise, and the now believed to be extinct Chinese ...

Aquatic Resources on Yangtze River on Decline  -  Sep 29, 2006
CRIENGLISH.com..."Although the Chinese paddlefish, white-flag dolphin, Chinese alligator, mullet and black finless porpoise can still survive and breed in the Yangtze River, ...

Record-setting catfish caught in Mekong River.  -  Jun 29, 2005
Free with registration - Chicago Tribune - AccessMyLibrary.comBut Hogan is betting it will be the Chinese paddlefish, a creature indigenous to the Yangtze. "It's a long, slender fish that looks like a sturgeon," he ...

Whopper stoppers land rare find  -  Sep 3, 2005
Sydney Morning HeraldDr Hogan has his own candidates for the world's largest freshwater fish: the Chinese paddlefish in the Yangtze and the giant stingray in the Mekong. ...

Yangtze's ecological imbalance  -  May 25, 2009
中国日报The specimen of two endangered fish in the Yangtze River, the Chinese sturgeon and the Chinese paddlefish, look misplaced in a room responding with the ...

"Dinosaur" Fish, Menaced by Intense Traffic and Pollution-Induced Sex...  -  Aug 16, 2007
Softpedia...cut off this migratory path, both for the sturgeon and for the much more critically endangered Chinese paddlefish, an even larger sturgeon-related fish. ...

chondrostean (fish) -- Britannica Online Encyclopedia  -  Jun 16, 2008
Subscription - Encyclopedia BritannicaThe Mississippi paddlefish grows to about 2.2 metres (7.2 feet); however, the Chinese paddlefish sometimes reaches 6.3 metres (about 21 feet) in length. ...

Conservation Department Needs Anglers' Help Managing Missouri's Most …  -  Mar 7, 2005
Kansas City infoZineIts only surviving relative, the Chinese paddlefish, inhabits China's Yangtze River, where it grows to more than 650 pounds. ...

fallfish | Definition of fallfish | HighBeam.com: Online Dictionary  -  Jul 12, 2006
Pay-Per-View - Oxford American College Dictionary - HighBeam ResearchChinese paddlefish and North American lake sturgeon - not ... to be the largest freshwater fish ever caught and measured ... world's largest freshwater fish ...

paddlefish (fish) -- Britannica Online Encyclopedia  -  Jun 14, 2008
Subscription - Encyclopedia BritannicaAcipenseriformes (fish order) · American paddlefish (fish) · Chinese paddlefish. MAGAZINES; SOURCES; CLASSICS; EBOOKS ...

Experts fight to plug up dam project  -  Nov 12, 2009
中国日报..."For those fish that migrate and breed along free-flowing rivers, such as the Chinese paddlefish, an uninterrupted migration channel is vital," said Cao ...

The paddlefish rostrum as an electrosensory organ: a novel adaptation...  -  May 1, 2007
$4.95 - BioScience - ECNextThe highly endangered Chinese paddlefish from the upper Yangtze River drainage area, Psephurus gladius, is the only other surviving family member. ...

泰国湄公河å?‘现一å?ªå¦‚ç?°ç†Šèˆ¬å¤§å°?的鲶鱼  -  Jul 1, 2005
��Other contenders for the title of world's largest freshwater fish include the Chinese paddlefish and dog-eating catfish—another Mekong giant. ...

As Yangtze river dolphin disappears, questions over lack of response ...  -  Aug 8, 2007
Journal WatchWhilst the Chinese paddlefish Psephurus gladius also hasn't been seen since 2003, the Yangtze finless porpoise Neophocaena phocaenoides asiaeorientalis has ...

Recuperated rare fish released in China  -  Jun 17, 2007
United Press InternationalAn official at the Shanghai Chinese Paddlefish Nature Reserve said the fish suffered significant injuries while being caught by fishermen in the river Jan. ...

Record-setting Catfish Caught In Thailand's Mekong River .  -  Jun 30, 2005
Bangor Daily News - Google News ArchiveBut Hogan is betting it will be the Chinese paddlefish, a crea ture indigenous to the Yangtze. it's a long, slender fish that looks like a sturgeon," he ...

State, The (Columbia, SC)  -  Sep 6, 2005
$2.95 - The State - NewsBank...looking for about 20 species of hulking fish such as the goliath catfish, Chinese paddlefish and North American lake sturgeon - not to catch them, ...

Behind the Great Wall, China's Treasures Abound  -  Mar 26, 2007
WRAL.comIt is the sole habitat for the critically endangered Chinese River Dolphin and the Chinese paddlefish. With the influx of tourists, the scenic Three Gorges ...

could increase tournament-caught  -  Sep 9, 2005
Kentucky New Era - Google News ArchiveAmong these species are the North American lake stur geon, the Chinese paddlefish and goliath catfish. You want to talk about big fish? ...

Kinesisk svärdstör utrotad?  -  Sep 30, 2009
Sveriges RadioReferens: Zhang H. et al, Is there evidence that the Chinese paddlefish (Psephurus gladius) still survives in the upper Yangtze River? ...

泰国湄公河å?‘现如ç?°ç†Šèˆ¬å¤§å°?的巨型鲶鱼  -  Jun 30, 2005
央视国际...除了上述的一些庞大的鱼类之外,竞争“世界最大的淡水鱼�这一头衔的还包括中国的白 鲟(Chinese paddlefish)以�食狗鲶鱼(dog-eating catfish)——�外一�湄公河 ...

Article: Scientist scours global waters in bid to save Earth's...  -  Aug 31, 2005
Pay-Per-View - AP Worldstream - HighBeam Research...looking for about 20 species of hulking fish such as the goliath catfish, Chinese paddlefish and North American lake sturgeon _ not to catch them, ...

Article: A highly endangered freshwater fish in China, measuring 3.6 ...  -  Jan 12, 2007
Pay-Per-View - Getty Images - HighBeam ResearchThe Chinese paddlefish was the largest of its kind seen in six years, ... Read all of this article with a FREE trial ...

Record catfish big as a grizzly .  -  Jul 1, 2005
Sun Journal - Google News Archive...freshwater sting ray and the ever-popular dog-eating catfish. But Hogan is betting it will be the Chinese paddlefish, a creature indigenous to the Yangtze.

如ç?°ç†Šèˆ¬å¤§å°?的巨鯰難逃厄é?‹çµ‚æˆ?為美食(圖)  -  Jul 1, 2005
新�網...除了上述的一些�大的魚類之外,競爭“世界最大的淡水魚�這一頭銜的還包括中國的白 鱘(Chinese paddlefish)以�食狗鯰魚(dog-eating catfish)——�外一種湄公河 ...

如ç?°ç†Šèˆ¬å¤§å°?的巨鲶难逃厄è¿?终æˆ?为美食(图)  -  Dec 23, 2005
�州网...除了上述的一些庞大的鱼类之外,竞争“世界最大的淡水鱼�这一头衔的还包括中国的白 鲟(Chinese paddlefish)以�食狗鲶鱼(dog-eating catfish)——�外一�湄公河 ...

Kandy Club  -  Dec 6, 2009
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Huge, Prehistoric Fish Rebounding in Canada  -  Nov 13, 2008
National Geographic,..."The white sturgeon seems to have avoided the fate of species like the Chinese paddlefish of the Yangtze River and the critically endangered giant catfish

Measuring extinction, species by species  -  Nov 6, 2008
Times of India,And, when one species goes extinct, new ones become endangered, as is happening on the Yangtze River, where the finless porpoise and the Chinese paddlefish,

UNR prof has real big fish stories  -  Aug 5, 2008
Carson Times,..."The closest to extinction is the Chinese paddlefish, which is found in Yangtze River in China. It may be extinct now because no one has seen it since 2003.

Scouring Thailand rivers for giant stingrays  -  Jul 19, 2008
Los Angeles Times,The Chinese paddlefish and the dog-eating catfish in Southeast Asia are on the brink of extinction because of pollution, overfishing and dam building.

ON THE QUEST FOR MEGAFISH IN THE MEKONG  -  Jul 21, 2008
Pattaya Daily News,The monster Chinese paddlefish and the dog-eating catfish in Southeast Asia are on the verge of extinction. The Three Gorges Dam built on the Yangtze River,

Full Text  -  Jul 31, 2008
Science Magazine (subscription)A case in point is the Chinese paddlefish (Psephurus gladius), a monster known to reach 7 meters in length. Scientists haven't spotted one in years (Science

National Geographic, China launch study of critically endangered ...  -  Aug 1, 2007
International Herald Tribune,AP BEIJING: The National Geographic Society and China's Yangtze River Fisheries Institute have launched a new search for the Chinese paddlefish,

National Geographic, China launch study of critically endangered ...  -  Aug 1, 2007
Pravda,The National Geographic Society and China's Yangtze River Fisheries Institute have launched a new search for the Chinese paddlefish, a critically endangered

China's Giant River Fish, the World's Largest, Feared Extinct  -  Jul 26, 2007
National Geographic,Wei is one of China's foremost experts on the Chinese paddlefish, a leviathan that reportedly can grow 23 feet (7 meters) long and weigh half a ton.

China's Giant River Fish Feared Extinct  -  Jul 31, 2007
DeeperBlue.net,The Chinese paddlefish is a leviathan that reportedly can grow 23 feet (7 meters) long and weigh half a ton. Wei Qiwei is one of China's foremost experts on

Megafishes Project to Size Up "Real-Life Loch Ness Monsters"  -  Jul 24, 2007
National Geographic,That mission has brought Hogan to the Yangtze River, home to the Chinese sturgeon and Chinese paddlefish—ancient leviathans that were once plentiful in the

A Terrible Tragedy  -  Aug 13, 2007
FirstScience,The Chinese alligator, the finless porpoise and the Chinese paddlefish – not seen since 2003 – are also on the brink of extinction.

Humans drive Yangtze dolphin to extinction  -  Aug 9, 2007
Practical Fishkeeping,The Chinese paddlefish, Psephurus gladius, not reported since 2003, may have befallen the same fate, and the Yangtze finless porpoise (Neophocaena

Hook. Line. Sinker  -  Aug 8, 2007
Journal Watch,Whilst the Chinese paddlefish Psephurus gladius also hasn’t been seen since 2003, the Yangtze finless porpoise Neophocaena phocaenoides asiaeorientalis has



China surveys rare fish resources in Yangtze River  Nov 23, 2006
...km-long section of the river, has fish species and aquatic animals under state protection such as the Yangtze sturgeon, Chinese paddlefish, Chinese sucker ... - People's Daily Online, [an error occurred while processing this directive]


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