page_title: List of fish of Montana
section_title: Paddlefish
hierarchical_section_title: List of fish of Montana / Game fish / Paddlefish
caption_attribution_description: Čeština&#x202f;&#x3a;&#32; Veslonos americkýEnglish&#x3a;&#32; Image of American paddlefish (Polyodon spathula)Français&#x202f;&#x3a;&#32; Dessin d'un poisson-spatule (Polyodontidae) américainRomână&#x202f;&#x3a;&#32; Peștele spatulă american (Polyodon spathula), unul dintre cei doi reprezentanţi extanți ai familiei Polyodontidae.
context_page_description: There are at least 31 game and 59 non-game fish species known to occur in Montana. Among Montana's fish, three are listed as endangered or threatened species and the Montana Department of Fish, Wildlife and Parks lists a number of species as species of concern.
  Species are listed by common name, scientific name, typical habitat and occurrence. Common and scientific names are from the Montana Field Guide.
context_section_description: Order: Acipenseriformes, Family: Polyodontidae 
  Paddlefish, Polyodon spathula
caption: Paddlefish
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