The Chinese paddlefish, one of world's largest fish, has gone extinct. Native to China’s Yangtze River, these fish grew 23 feet in length, but haven’t been spotted since 2003.

The Chinese paddlefish, a species closely related to sturgeons, has officially been declared extinct by the global organization that monitors endangered species.. A July 21 report by the ...

A grim report highlights the extinction of five species between 2019 and 2024, including the Chinese Paddlefish and the ...

The Chinese Paddlefish was one of the world's biggest fresh water fish species and could grow up to 7 metres (yards) in length. The IUCN first declared it "critically endangered" in 1996.

Two iconic Chinese fish, known as the last giants of the Yangtze River, have been declared extinct after decades of environmental efforts that scientists and conservationists say were defeated by ...

The Chinese paddlefish's sharp, protruding snout made it one of the largest freshwater species in the world. Since scientists declared it extinct in a research paper published last week, Chinese ...

The Chinese paddlefish, a freshwater fish that has been known to live for as many as 100 years, has been officially ruled extinct and more than two dozen similar fish are now threatened, wildlife ...

The Chinese paddlefish, an ancient freshwater species that outlived the dinosaurs, has been officially declared extinct by the International Union for Conservation of Nature, highlighting the risks ...

The Chinese paddlefish was among the largest freshwater species of its kind in the world before disappearing in the early 2000s. In fact, its last known sighting was officially recorded in 2003.

“A biological population that lived for 150 million years was actually made extinct by modern civilization? I want to ask: Where is our civilization?” one user called “Snow Mountain” asked. The ...