Bowfin (Amia Calva)

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Bowfin (Amia Calva)

• The bowfin is considered a large fish but it
  really isnt that big. It is 2-3 ft long and
  weighs 5-20 pounds.

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What dose the bowfin look like?

• The bowfin looks like an eel with long fins.

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Where do they live?

• Bowfins are found in eastern United states
  usually in sloughs and back waters east of the
  Mississippi basin and from Minnesota through the
  great lakes, south to the gulf of Mexico. The
  enjoy warm, stagnent water they also enjoy clear
  water with lots of vegetation. They are tolerant
  of silk, mud and higher temperatures.

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Here is where they live
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What do they eat?

• Bowfins are predators feeding on other fish.

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REPRODUCTION
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Just for FUN!

• The bowfins are like a sport fish. They are
  famous to be hard hitting, but an excellent
  fighter.

The dorsal fin is long, extending more than half
the length of the back, and contains more than
45 rays. They are a olive green color.
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Bibliography!!
http//www.cfia-acia.agr.ca/bil/fishlist/cantransf
older/bcantransfolder/bowfin.html http//www.biol
ogists.com/JEB/201/07/jeb1032.html
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Something for you to know
Amia Calva...cottonfish...dogfish...mudfish...cypr
ess trout.. . Whether the name be scientific,
common, local slang or even derogatory, all
monikers describe the same beast. Bowfins go way
back 150 million years ago and they still exist
today. They arent close to extintion.