Specimen Information

Amia calva
Amia calva
(Bowfin)
Fishes
Native Transplant

Specimen ID34864
GroupFishes
GenusAmia
Speciescalva
Common NameBowfin
StateMA
CountyBerkshire
LocalityLake Onota, near Pittsfield
Mapping AccuracyApproximate
HUC8 NameHousatonic
HUC8 Number01100005
Map
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Collection Year1974
Year AccuracyActual
Potential Pathwaystocked for sport
Statusfailed
Reference 1
Ref. Number:103
Author:Hartel, K.E.
Date:1992
Title:Non-native fishes known from Massachusetts freshwaters.
Journal:Occasional Reports of the MCZ Fish Department
Volume:2
Pages:1-9
Reference 2
Ref. Number:704
Author:Cardoza, J.E., G.S. Jones, T.W. French, and D.B. Halliwell.
Date:1993
Title:Exotic and translocated vertebrates of Massachusetts. Fauna of Massachusetts Series No. 6.
Publisher:Massachusetts Division of Fisheries and Wildlife
Pages:95 pp
Commentshistorical record
Record TypeLiterature
Earliest Recordstate
DisposalMA Div. Fish & Wildlife
Museum Cat NumberMDFW uncatalogued
Freshwater/MarineFreshwater
Number Collected1
Size610 mm


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