Fish · Bowfin family
Bowfin
Amia calva
Bowfin (Amia calva) are basal bony fishes related to gars in the infraclass Holostei. Common names include mudfish, mud pike, dogfish, griddle, grinnel, cypress trout and choupique. They are regarded as taxonomic relicts, being the sole surviving species of the order Amiiformes which dates from the Jurassic to the Eocene, persisting to the present.
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FamilyBowfin family
Water typeFreshwater
Body shapeLong & slender
RegionSouthern waters
Size classMedium
DietCarnivore
HabitatDemersal
Maximum length43"
Maximum weight21 lb
Record size compared to the biggest fish in the game.
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A living fossil — bowfin have barely changed in 100 million years and can breathe air to survive drought.
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