Nostalgia Thursday: Spoonbill or Paddlefish

This was the first time I had a closer look at this fish.

With the spring coming it reminds me of the fishing season and how people from different towns would come to our little town to fish for this weird and pre-historic looking fish that spawns during the months of April and May. These fish are called spoonbill or paddlefish which as you can see in the pictures, their bill looks like a spoon or a paddle. It's not a shark or in the family of shark, but they do have some body parts that resemble those of sharks such as their skeletons, primarily composed of cartilage, and deeply forked tail fins.

These photos were taken four years ago right after we had dinner at home with my mother-in-law and we took here to the park and saw these guys reeling in some caught spoonbill fish. I asked if I could take some photos and so here it is.

Also known as: Spoonbill catfish, spade fish, shovel fish, shovel-billed catfish, and duck billed catfish.