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species

Eyespot Bowfin
Amia ocellicauda Todd in Richardson, 1836

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

Scientific synonyms

Amia canina Valenciennes, 1847
Amia marmorata Cuvier & Valenciennes, 1846
Amia occidentalis DeKay, 1842
Amia ocellicaudata Todd, 1836
Amia ornata Lesueur, 1846
Amia piquotii Duméril, 1870
Amia reticulata Lesueur, 1846
Amia subcoerulea Valenciennes, 1846
Amia thompsoni Duméril, 1870
Amia viridis Lesueur, 1846

Images

Amia ocellicauda - Eyespot Bowfin

Author: B. Kao

Links and literature

CZ AQUATAB. World Wide Web electronic publication 2025 [species/41492]

Plíštil J. (Ed.) (2001-2025): AQUATAB. World Wide Web electronic publication [http://aquatab.net] [as Amia ocellicauda Todd in Richardson, 1836]
Data retrieved on: 25 March 2025
EN Brownstein et al. (2022): Hidden species diversity in an iconic living fossil vertebrate, Biology Letters, Volume 18, Issue 11 [as Amia ocellicauda Richardson, 1836]

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