Eyespot bowfin
(Amia ocellicauda)

Image source: David Bree | inaturalist.org

Classification

Species: Amia ocellicauda
Genus: Amia - Bowfins
Family: Amiidae - Bowfins
Order: Amiiformes - Bowfins
Class: Holostei - Gars and Bowfins
Superclass: Osteichthyes - Bony fishes

General data

Scientific names: Eyespot bowfin
Local names: Eyetail Bowfin
Habitat: Freshwater
Climates: Subtropical, Temperate
Native: North America
Distribution: Mississippi, St. Lawrence River, Atchafalaya, Pascagoula River, Pearl river (Gulf of Mexico), Sabine River

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