no photo — written note
AnimalsSensitive species
Enormous filter feeder with a paddle-shaped snout and a shark-like tail.
Field facts
HabitatOhio and Wabash rivers
RangeMajor southern rivers
When to lookMoves upstream in spring floods
StatusProtected; special regulations (Indiana DNR / IUCN Red List)
Look-alikesSturgeon, Sharks in photographs
Field note: Its paddle is packed with sensors that detect plankton swarms electrically.
Lesson
Watching responsibly
Release immediately and never target for eggs; poaching is prosecuted.
This species is treated as sensitive: locations are generalised to county level and never routed to directly.
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