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Bowfin

Amia calva

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26.0898, -80.4086

Field Notes

Description:

Little less than two feet long

Habitat:

Suburban canal at the edge of the weeds and lily pads growing along the shore, afternoon

Notes:

Caught this guy in my little eight foot boat while trolling a little Rapala crank bait along the edge of the lily pads

Species ID Suggestions

Comments (3)
LouNapier
Looks an awful lot like a snakehead
gabe.somarriba
Yeah! I've never had it, but lots of people in the southern US like to make em into fried fish cakes
MrsPbio
A very ancient type if fish . Are they good for eating?

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Go.. Go.. Native - Florida
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Mammals of the Southeastern US
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Scales and Slime of the Southeast
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PublishedDecember 13, 2012

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