Specimen Information

Amia calva
Amia calva
(Bowfin)
Fishes
Native Transplant

Specimen ID31004
GroupFishes
GenusAmia
Speciescalva
Common NameBowfin
StateCT
Localitystate non-specific
Mapping AccuracyCentroid
Centroid TypeState
HUC8 NameNew England Region
HUC8 Number01000000
Map
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Collection Year1935
Year AccuracyActual
Potential Pathwaystocked for sport
Statuscollected
Reference 1
Ref. Number:1537
Author:Whitworth, W.R.
Date:1996
Title:Freshwater fishes of Connecticut. Bulletin 114.
Publisher:State Geological and Natural History Survey of Connecticut, Department of Environmental Protection
Pages:243 pp
Commentsfirst specimen collected in the 1930s; unknown where or why it was introduced; brought to Yale University
Record TypeLiterature
Earliest Recordnation
DisposalYale Univ.
Freshwater/MarineFreshwater


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