Rory, from North Star Caviar, poses with the new state record at the fish cleaning station.
A 55 lb paddlefish caught in Arkansas
Aaron Stone with his 125-pound 7-ounce OK state record paddlefish April 10 from the Arkansas River.+us+usa+massisipi++world+record+biggest+fish+ever+caught+big+huge+fishes+records+largest+monster+fishing+giant+size+images+pictures+IGFA+lb.jpg)
A nice 124.5 lb paddlefish caught by Aaron Stone
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Fisherman Bill Harmon holds up a 127 pounds, 9 oz American paddlefish caught in Lake Francis Case off the Missouri River.
Jessie Beaver caught this paddlefoish while fishing on Lake Wilkes, Arkansas
The American paddlefish, Polyodon spathula, also called the Mississippi paddlefish or spoonbill, is a paddlefish living in slow-flowing waters of the Mississippi River drainage system. It appears to have been extirpated from Lake Erie and its tributaries. They are closely related to the sturgeons.
DISTRIBUTION:
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North America
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MAX SIZE:
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200 lb / 90 kg
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MAX LENGTH:
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78 inch / 200 cm
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MAX AGE:
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Unknown
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ENVIRONMENT:
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Freshwater
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