Giant freshwater fish on the brink of extinction

[Nickintex]

http://news.bbc.co.uk/earth/hi/earth_news/newsid_8269000/8269414.stm

I don't think American Paddle fish are that numerous either.

[Mzungu]

From http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chinese_paddlefish:

"The last confirmed sighting of the fish occurred January 24, 2003 on the Yangtze.[1] However, a 3.6-meter, 250 kilogram specimen was killed by illegal fishing on January 8, 2007, in Jiayu County on the Yangtze River."

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