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Ruddy Bowfin

Amia calva

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Where it is recorded

Records by month in Ontario.January 190, February 195, March 308, April 603, May 1,158, June 543, July 408, August 369, September 388, October 318, November 199, December 177.
United States12,604
Canada4,890
Ontario4,855
Minnesota4,464
Michigan1,102
Alabama476
Texas435
Wisconsin409
Georgia388
North Carolina227

Counts show where people looked, not only where it lives.

Traits

Physical

  • AquaticLives primarily in waterFrom its classification

Classification

KingdomAnimals · Animalia
PhylumChordates · Chordata
ClassRay-finned Fishes · Actinopterygii
OrderBowfins · Amiiformes
FamilyBowfins · Amiidae
GenusBowfins · Amia

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