North American paddlefish
- kingdom: Animalia
- phylum: Chordata
- class: Actinopterygii
- order: Acipenseriformes
- family: Polyodontidae
- genus: Polyodon
- species: Polyodon spathula
Auburn- Demopolis
- Jackson
- Spanish Fort
- Tallassee
Alabama- New Albany
Indiana- Bonner Springs
Kansas- Wickliffe
Kentucky- Montz
- Pearl River
Louisiana- Flowood
Mississippi- Osage Beach
- Sweet Springs
Missouri- Mooresville
North Carolina
United States