Bowfin
Animalia
Chordata
Actinopterygii
Amiiformes
Amiidae
Amia
Amia calva
Linnaeus first described this species as Amia calva in 1766. The bowfin has a distribution from St. Lawrence and Ottawa rivers and Lake Champlain west throughout the Great Lakes, including Georgian Bay and… More »
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Bowfin - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Bowfins are an order ( Amiiformes , pronounced /əˌmaɪ.ɨˈfɔrmiːz/ ) of primitive ray-finned fish. Only one species, the bowfin Amia calva , family Amiidae , survives today, although ad...
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Amia calva, Linnaeus, 1766 ... For inquiries contact Alan Richmond, Biology Department, University of Massachusetts, Amherst, MA ; ... BOWFIN OR DOG FISH...
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Bowfin; Amia calva; ... The bowfin is the only living member of an ancient family, which is the only family remaining of the order Amiiformes. Bowfins are especially well-represented in fossils from the middle Mesozoic era, more than 100 million years ago.
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The bowfin is found primarily in sloughs and ponds of the Mississippi River. It has been observed in collections in the lower reaches of the Cedar-Iowa drainage and is probably present today in the lower reaches of all the major tributaries to the Mississippi River.
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Although you are likely to never see this species, the Bowfin is special in that it is the sole living species from the order Amiiformes, a transitional order that is closely related to the gars, but also exhibits many characteristics of the more modern teleost fishes.
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Bowfin are mean and ugly, and they will tear up your tackle ... Bowfin are so named because of the fin that looks like it runs from the back of their head all the way around their tail half way up the belly.
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