American Paddlefish Ram Suspension Feeding

Paddlefish-Polyodon spathula About This Animal: SIZE: Up to 7 feet and 150 pounds (This one was small) RANGE: Historical range included the Mississippi River Basin and the Great Lakes HABITAT: Rivers or reservoirs that have slow currents and high concentrations of zooplankton DIET: Crustacean zooplankton LIFESPAN: 56 years Recorded at the Tennessee Aquarium in Chattanooga by Destin Sandlin ON EXHIBIT: Tennessee River Gallery, Nickajack Lake exhibit