Specimen Information

Amia calva
Amia calva
(Bowfin)
Fishes
Native Transplant

Specimen ID34312
GroupFishes
GenusAmia
Speciescalva
Common NameBowfin
StateKS
CountyAtchison
Localitynear the mouth of Independence Creek in the floodplain of the Missouri River
Mapping AccuracyAccurate
HUC8 NameIndependence-Sugar
HUC8 Number10240011
HUC10 NameSalt Creek-Missouri River
HUC10 Number1024001103
HUC12 NameLewis and Clark Lake-Missouri River
HUC12 Number102400110301
Map
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Collection Year1965
Year AccuracyActual
Potential Pathwaystocked escaped
Statuscollected
Reference 1
Ref. Number:1656
Author:Pflieger, W.L.
Date:1971
Title:A distributional study of Missouri fishes
Journal:University of Kansas Publications, Museum of Natural History
Volume:20
Issue:3
Pages:225-570
Reference 2
Ref. Number:1554
Author:Cross, F.B., and J.T. Collins.
Date:1995
Title:Fishes in Kansas.
Publisher:University of Kansas Natural History Museum, Lawrence, KS.
Pages:316 pp
Commentsall recent collections from Missouri drainage may be due to escapes from stocked lakes
Record TypeLiterature
Earliest Recordstate
Freshwater/MarineFreshwater


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