Sturddlefish
Huso gueldenstaedtii × Polyodon spathula
The sturddlefish is a hybrid of the American paddlefish (Polyodon spathula) and the Russian sturgeon (Huso gueldenstaedtii), accidentally created by researchers in 2019 and announced in 2020. Obtaining living hybrids through breeding individuals from different families is unusual, especially given that the two species' last common ancestor lived over 120 million years ago.
Where it lives
Recorded sightings
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geo-referenced records in GBIF, from museums, herbaria and field observers.
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In the stacks
This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 1655167.