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Bowfin
Amia calva Linnaeus, 1766

kingdom Animalia - animals »  phylum Chordata - chordates »  class Actinopterygii - ray-finned fishes »  order Amiiformes - bowfins »  family Amiidae - bowfins »  genus Amia - Bowfin

Scientific synonyms

Amia cinerea Cuvier & Valenciennes, 1846
Amia lentiginosa Cuvier & Valenciennes, 1846
Amia lintiginosa Cuvier & Valenciennes, 1846
Amia subcaerulea Cuvier & Valenciennes, 1846

Other names

= Beaverfish
= Cottonfish
= Cypress Trout
= Freshwater Dogfish
= Grindle
= Grinnel
= John A. Grindle
= Lawyer
= Marshfish

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IUCN category 2024-1:
Least Concern LC

Images

Amia calva - Bowfin

Amia calva - Bowfin

Author: Roman Hynek

Amia calva - Bowfin

Author: Roman Hynek

Amia calva - Bowfin

Amia calva - Bowfin

Author: Jakub Pošva
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living fossil
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Links and literature

CH DE EN FR IT NL PR SP FishBase [2600]

Froese R., Pauly D. (eds.): FishBase [http://www.fishbase.org]
CZ AQUATAB. World Wide Web electronic publication 2025 [species/878]

Plíštil J. (Ed.) (2001-2025): AQUATAB. World Wide Web electronic publication [http://aquatab.net] [as Amia calva Linnaeus, 1766]
Data retrieved on: 25 March 2025
EN IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2024-1 [201942]

IUCN Red List of Threatened Species [http://www.iucnredlist.org/] [as Amia calva Linnaeus, 1766]
Data retrieved on: 29 January 2024
CZ Hanel L., Novák J. (2001): České názvy živočichů V. Ryby a rybovití obratlovci (Pisces), 2. Nozdratí (Sarcopterygii), paprskoploutví (Actinopterygii) /mnohoploutví (Polypteriformes) – bezostní (Clupeiformes), Národní muzeum, (zoologické odd.), Praha, 64 pp. [as Amia calva Linnaeus, 1766]
Data retrieved on: 5 June 2013
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