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But, in 2024, the zoo's tiger shovelnose catfish correctly predicted the Kansas City Chiefs would win Super Bowl 58.
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Lucia Cheng,
Des Moines Register,
3 Feb. 2026
In reality, the fish is a type of shovelnose ray.
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Laura Baisas,
Popular Science,
7 Jan. 2026
Back in the 1980s, Semmens attempted to make a sturddlefish by combining sperm from shovelnose sturgeons with eggs from paddlefish; the eggs started to develop but then quit.
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Quanta Magazine,
5 Aug. 2020
Their ancestor probably looked quite similar to their closest modern relatives – the shovelnose rays, or guitarfishes.
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Ed Yong,
Discover Magazine,
5 Mar. 2012
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Lucia Cheng,
Des Moines Register,
3 Feb. 2026
In reality, the fish is a type of shovelnose ray.
—
Laura Baisas,
Popular Science,
7 Jan. 2026
Back in the 1980s, Semmens attempted to make a sturddlefish by combining sperm from shovelnose sturgeons with eggs from paddlefish; the eggs started to develop but then quit.
—
Quanta Magazine,
5 Aug. 2020
Their ancestor probably looked quite similar to their closest modern relatives – the shovelnose rays, or guitarfishes.
—
Ed Yong,
Discover Magazine,
5 Mar. 2012
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“Shovelnose.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/shovelnose. Accessed 5 Jul. 2026.
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