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Family Amiidae - Bowfins

Order:

Amiiformes

Class:

Actinopterygii (ray-finned fishes)

No. of Genera:

No. of Species:

Environment:

Fresh: Yes Brackish: No Marine: No

Aquarium:

none

First Fossil Record:

upper Jurassic, Ref.: Berg, L.S..1958

Remark:

Distribution: eastern North America. Short heterocercal caudal fin. Long dorsal fin base. About 48 dorsal rays. Large median gular plate. Branchiostegal rays 10-13. Swim bladder capable of respiratory function. Pyloric caeca absent. Maximum branchiostegal expansion and hyoid depression attained with closed jaws. About 90 cm maximum length in only recent species Amia calva. Earliest occurrence of Amia calva in the fossil record is reported for the Pleistocene.

Etymology:

Greek, amia = a kind of shark ( Ref. 45335). A kind of fish, probably the perch or the bonito (Ref. 46234).

Division:

Primary freshwater

Reproductive guild:

guarders

Main Ref.:

Grande, L. and W.E. Bemis.1998

Coordinator:

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