General species profile · Other fish

Bowfin

Amia calva

Bowfin · Identification features below.

A long dorsal fin and rounded tail; young fish and males often have a tail-base eyespot.

Uses vegetated water and can take air at the surface. It is different from invasive snakeheads.

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