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shovelnose

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shov·el·nose  (shvl-nz)
n.
A sturgeon (Scaphirhynchus platorhynchus) of the Mississippi River, having a broad flat snout. Also called hackleback, shovel-nosed sturgeon.
shovelnose [ˈʃʌvəlˌnəʊz]
n
(Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Animals) an American freshwater sturgeon, Scaphirhynchus platorynchus, having a broad shovel-like snout
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Jan Dean continues to advance our understanding of the fish by creating a larval identification series, which allows hatchery and field biologists to identify pallid sturgeon in their rapidly changing early-life forms and distinguish them from the more common shovelnose sturgeon (Scaphirhynchus platorynchus).
A living fossil fights for survival by Finley, Jeff M.; Springer, Craig / Endangered Species Update
The shovelnose sturgeon, river redhorse, grass pickerel, and Tippecanoe darter were described from the Wabash River system.
Biodiversity of fishes in the Wabash River: status, indicators, and ... by Simon, Thomas P. / Proceedings of the Indiana Academy of Science
Halfway across the continent, in polluted stretches of the Missouri and Mississippi rivers, Papoulias sees disturbing numbers of "major reproductive pathologies" in adult shovelnose sturgeon (Scaphirhynchus platorynchus).
Saving sturgeon: ancient fish face increasingly tough times by Raloff, Janet / Science News
 
 
 
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