白鲟 (báixún): Chinese paddlefish (Psephurus g…

Meanings

1 Chinese paddlefish (Psephurus gladius)
2 an extinct freshwater fish endemic to the Yangtze River

Characters

白

Examples

白鲟是中国特有的淡水鱼。

Báixún shì Zhōngguó tèyǒu de dànshuǐ yú.

The Chinese paddlefish is a freshwater fish endemic to China.

二零一九年,科学家宣布白鲟已经灭绝。

Èr líng yī jiǔ nián, kēxuéjiā xuānbù báixún yǐjīng mièjué.

In 2019, scientists declared the Chinese paddlefish extinct.

Tips

culture

白鲟 (Psephurus gladius, "Chinese paddlefish") was the largest freshwater fish in China — adults reached up to 7 meters. Once nicknamed 中国淡水鱼之王 ("king of Chinese freshwater fish"), it was driven extinct by Yangtze damming and overfishing. In 2019 a study formally declared it extinct sometime between 2005-2010, and the IUCN confirmed the listing in 2022. The name appears frequently in Chinese conservation reporting.