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Scientific Name
Amia calva
Scientific Name w/ Auth.
Amia calva Linnaeus, 1766
Park
Delaware Water Gap National Recreation Area (DEWA)
Sensitive
No
Park Accepted
Accepted
Record Status
Approved
Park Preferred Common Names
bowfin
Park Synonyms
Taxonomic Hierarchy
| Kingdom | Animalia |
| Subkingdom | Bilateria |
| Infrakingdom | Deuterostomia |
| Phylum | Chordata |
| Subphylum | Vertebrata |
| Infraphylum | Gnathostomata |
| Superclass | Actinopterygii |
| Class | Holostei |
| Order | Amiiformes |
| Family | Amiidae |
| Genus | Amia |
| Species | Amia calva |
Occurrence
Present
Occurrence Notes
Data Source: Jennifer Stingelin Keefer, NPSpecies Data Manager, 6/13/2007. Lee et al., 1980. Atlas of North American Freshwater Fishes.
Nativeness
Unknown
Nativeness Notes
Probably not native; introduced to the Delaware River drainage. Native to much of the southeastern and Mississippi River Basin.; Data Source: Horowitz et al., 2008. Fish Inventories of DEWA and UPDE; Jennifer Stingelin Keefer, NPSpecies Database Manager, 6/4/2013.
Legacy NPSpecies information may no longer be applicable, please remove if it is not applicable.
In legacy NPSpecies Cultivation value was Not cultivated with comment: Data Source: Rich Evans, Ecologist, Delaware Water Gap National Recreation Area, 8/5/2013.
Abundance
Occasional
Abundance Notes
Probably not native; introduced to the Delaware River drainage. Native to much of the southeastern and Mississippi River Basin.; Data Source: Rich Evans, Ecologist, Delaware Water Gap National Recreation Area, 8/5/2013.
Management Tags
-
Management Priority
Pennsylvania Proposed State Status: CR (Candidate rare); State Rank: S2S3--Pennsylvania Natural Heritage Program, 6/19/2007.
Seasonality Tags
-
Breeder
Year-round resident.; Data Source: Rich Evans, Ecologist, Delaware Water Gap National Recreation Area, 8/5/2013.
Threatened Endangered Status
State Species of Concern statuses
Ozone Sensitive Status
NatureServe GRank
NatureServe SRank
Observations
0
References
Vouchers
0
External Links
0
Evidence counts shown include evidence for related synonyms.
Created By
BLA - I&M Office
Created Date
10/19/2000 12:00:00 AM
Last Modified By
Jennifer Stingelin Keefer
Last Modified Date
8/9/2013 12:00:00 AM
Notes
Park Species Data Source: Delaware Water Gap National Recreation Area. 1994. NPBIB-81941., Accepted Detail: Dr. Jay R. Stauffer, Jr., Distinguished Professor of Ichthyology, The Pennsylvania State University, 6/13/2007.
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