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bowfin (Amia calva)
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Ecological Illustration of bowfin (Amia calva)
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Amiidae

bowfin

Amia calva

A freshwater predator from Jurassic lineages

  • Tropical
  • Northern Hemisphere
  • Regional distribution
  • Freshwater fish
  • Atlantic Ocean
  • North America
  • West Asia
  • Elongated
  • Large
  • Tropical fish

bowfin is a freshwater fish of North America. The species occupies freshwater habitats. Records give a maximum length of 109 cm.

Class
Gars and Bowfins
Order
Bowfins
Family
Amiidae
Genus
Amia
Water type
Freshwater
Body shape
elongated
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