Specimen Information

Amia calva
Amia calva
(Bowfin)
Fishes
Native Transplant

Specimen ID36126
GroupFishes
GenusAmia
Speciescalva
Common NameBowfin
StateMO
CountyClay
LocalityFishing River in Clay County, Missouri drainage
Mapping AccuracyApproximate
HUC8 NameLower Missouri-Crooked
HUC8 Number10300101
Map
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Collection Month6
Collection Year1966
Year AccuracyActual
Potential Pathwaystocked escaped
Statusfailed
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:131
Author:Pflieger, W.L.
Date:1975
Title:The Fishes of Missouri.
Publisher:Missouri Department of Conservation.
Pages:343 pp
Commentsall recent collections from Missouri drainage may be due to escapes from stocked lakes
Record TypeLiterature
Earliest Recordstate
Freshwater/MarineFreshwater
Number Collected1
Size4.5 lbs


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