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Scientific Name
Amia calva
Scientific Name w/ Auth.
Amia calva Linnaeus, 1766
Park
Upper Delaware Scenic and Recreational River (UPDE)
Sensitive
No
Park Accepted
Accepted
Record Status
Approved
Park Preferred Common Names
bowfin
Park Synonyms
Taxonomic Hierarchy
KingdomAnimalia
SubkingdomBilateria
Infrakingdom Deuterostomia
PhylumChordata
SubphylumVertebrata
Infraphylum Gnathostomata
SuperclassActinopterygii
ClassHolostei
OrderAmiiformes
FamilyAmiidae
GenusAmia
SpeciesAmia calva
Occurrence
Present
Occurrence Notes
Data Source: Don Hamilton, Chief of Resource Management, Upper Delaware Scenic and Recreational River, 7/25/2013.
Nativeness
Unknown
Nativeness Notes
Possibly introduced to Delaware drainage.; Data Source: Don Hamilton, Chief of Resource Management, Upper Delaware Scenic and Recreational River, 7/25/2013.
Abundance
Rare
Abundance Notes
Data Source: Don Hamilton, Chief of Resource Management, Upper Delaware Scenic and Recreational River, 7/25/2013.
Threatened Endangered Status
State Species of Concern statuses
Ozone Sensitive Status
NatureServe GRank
NatureServe SRank
Observations
0
References
1
Vouchers
1
External Links
0
Evidence counts shown include evidence for related synonyms.
Created By
JHL
Created Date
7/21/2003 12:00:00 AM
Last Modified By
jkeefer@nps.gov
Last Modified Date
8/9/2013 9:12:05 AM
Notes
Park Species Data Source: Springer et al., 1962. NPBIB-127677., Accepted Detail: 7th edition (2013) of Common and Scientific Names of Fishes from the United States, Canada, and Mexico--accessed on-line 6/17/2013 from http://fisheries.org/docs/pub_fish_names.pdf; Dr. Jay R. Stauffer, Jr., Distinguished Professor of Ichthyology, The Pennsylvania State University, 6/19/2007. Legacy NPSpecies information may no longer be applicable, please remove if it is not applicable. In legacy NPSpecies Residency was Unknown with comment: Could possibly be breeding within park, but no definitive evidence.; Data Source: Don Hamilton, Chief of Resource Management, Upper Delaware Scenic and Recreational River, 7/25/2013. In legacy NPSpecies Management priority value was No with comment: Pennsylvania Species of Concern; State Status: S2S3 (imperiled)--(accessed on-line 6/19/2013 at http://www.naturalheritage.state.pa.us/Species.aspx).
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