Amia ocellicauda
Amia ocellicauda Richardson, 1836
Emerald bowfin


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Family:  Amiidae (Bowfins)
Max. size: 
Environment:  benthopelagic; freshwater
Distribution:  North America West: from the Lake Pontchartrain system west in Gulf of Mexico draining rivers to the Colorado River system in Texas, USA, throughout the Mississippi River Basin, the Great Lakes Basin, the St Lawrence River system, including Lake Champlain, and the Atlantic draining Connecticut River system (Ref. 132277).
Diagnosis:   
Biology: 
IUCN Red List Status: Not Evaluated (N.E.) Ref. (130435)
Threat to humans:  harmless


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