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Polyodon spathula

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List of Habitats:
5 Wetlands (inland)
5.1 Wetlands (inland) - Permanent Rivers/Streams/Creeks (includes waterfalls)
15 Artificial/Aquatic & Marine
15.3 Artificial/Aquatic - Aquaculture Ponds
List of Threats:
1 Residential & commercial development
1.1 Housing & urban areas
1.2 Commercial & industrial areas
2 Agriculture & aquaculture
2.4 Marine & freshwater aquaculture
2.4.3 Scale Unknown/Unrecorded
5 Biological resource use
5.4 Fishing & harvesting aquatic resources
5.4.6 Motivation Unknown/Unrecorded
7 Natural system modifications
7.2 Dams & water management/use
7.2.11 Dams (size unknown)
8 Invasive & other problematic species & genes
8.1 Invasive non-native/alien species
8.1.1 Unspecified species
9 Pollution
9.1 Domestic & urban waste water
9.1.1 Sewage
9.1.3 Type Unknown/Unrecorded
9.2 Industrial & military effluents
9.2.3 Type Unknown/Unrecorded
9.3 Agricultural & forestry effluents
9.3.2 Soil erosion, sedimentation
9.3.4 Type Unknown/Unrecorded
9.4 Garbage & solid waste
9.6 Excess energy
9.6.2 Thermal pollution
Citation: Grady, J. (U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service) 2004. Polyodon spathula. In: IUCN 2012. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2012.2. <www.iucnredlist.org>. Downloaded on 20 June 2013.
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