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Name: |
Bowfin |
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Other Common
Names: |
Grinnel, brindle, blackfish, mudfish, dogfish, shoepike, cypress bass, cypress trout, choupique, scaly cat, buglemouth bass, German bass, brindlefish |
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Scientific Name: |
Amia calva |
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Diet: |
Feeds on fish, crayfish,
frogs, and insects |
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Habitat: |
Most abundant in clear
waters with abundant aquatic vegetation |
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Length: |
Range from 15 to 27 inches with average adult size of 19 inches. |
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Identification: |
Dark olive above with lighter sides and a cream colored belly; long dorsal fin with narrow horizontal band along top margin and another near base; lower fins vivid green |
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Photo & text
courtesy of: |
Iowa Department of Natural Resources Iowa Fish and Fishing by James R. Harlan and Everett B. Speaker with James Mayhew; color illustrations by Maynard F. Reece Fishes of Wisconsin by George C. Becker Fishes of Indiana published by Indiana Department of Conservation, Division of Fish and Game (1964) |