Eyespot bowfin (Amia ocellicauda)
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Image source: David Bree | inaturalist.org

General data

Main name: Eyespot bowfin
Local names: Eyetail Bowfin
Climates: Subtropical, Temperate
Habitat: Freshwater
Native: North America
Distribution: Mississippi River, St. Lawrence River, Atchafalaya, Pascagoula River, Pearl river (Gulf of Mexico), Sabine River

Classification

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Taxonomy of Fishes

Osteichthyes - Bony fishes->
- Coelacanthi - Lobe-finned fishes->
- Teleostei - Ray-finned fishes->
- Cladistii - Bichirs->
- Dipneusti - Lungfishes->
- Chondrostei - Sturgeons->
- Holostei - Gars and Bowfins->
  - Lepisosteiformes - Gars->
  - Amiiformes - Bowfins->
    
    Amiidae - Bowfins->
    
    Amia - Bowfins->
    
    Ruddy Bowfin (Amia calva)
    
    Eyespot bowfin (Amia ocellicauda)
Chondrichthyes - Cartilaginous fishes->
Agnatha - Jawless fishes->