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American paddlefish

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The result was: scheduled for Today's featured article/December 24, 2014 by BencherliteTalk 13:45, 3 December 2014 (UTC)



The American paddlefish is the only living species of its kind, and one of the largest freshwater fish in North America. Fossil records of paddlefish date back over 300 million years ago, nearly 50 million years before dinosaurs roamed the earth. The American paddlefish is referred to as a relict species even though it is highly derived with evolutionary adaptations specifically for filter feeding. The rostrum and cranium of American paddlefish are covered with tens of thousands of sensory receptors for locating swarms of zooplankton, their primary food source. Their electroreceptors are highly sensitive, enabling them to detect weak electrical fields, which signal not only the presence of zooplankton, but also the individual feeding and swimming movements of zooplankton appendages.
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 * Main editors: Atsme
 * Promoted: 2014
 * Reasons for nomination: First FA to appear at TFA
 * Support as nominator. Atsme  &#9775; Consult  13:01, 3 December 2014 (UTC)