Definition of Scaphirhynchus platyrhynchus. Meaning of Scaphirhynchus platyrhynchus. Synonyms of Scaphirhynchus platyrhynchus

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Definition of Scaphirhynchus platyrhynchus

Scaphirhynchus platyrhynchus
Shovelnose Shov"el*nose`, n. (Zo["o]l.) (a) The common sand shark. See under Snad. (b) A small California shark (Heptranchias maculatus), which is taken for its oil. (c) A Pacific Ocean shark (Hexanchus corinus). (d) A ganoid fish of the Sturgeon family (Scaphirhynchus platyrhynchus) of the Mississippi and Ohio rivers; -- called also white sturgeon.

Meaning of Scaphirhynchus platyrhynchus from wikipedia

- Acipenseridae Native species Pallid sturgeon, Scaphirhynchus albus Shovelnose sturgeon, Scaphirhynchus platorynchus White sturgeon, Acipenser transmont****...
- redhorse Moxostoma macrolepidotum Catostomidae Yes Shovelnose sturgeon Scaphirhynchus platorynchus Acipenseridae Yes Speckled dace Rhinichthys osculus Cyprinidae...
- (Acipenser fulvescens) O, extinct in West Virginia Shovelnose sturgeon (Scaphirhynchus platorynchus) O, VU Family Polyodontidae (paddlefishes) American paddlefish...