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Amiiformes
Order of fishes / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The Amiiformes /ˈæmi.ɪfɔːrmiːz/ order of fish has only two extant species, the bowfins: Amia calva and Amia ocellicauda, the latter recognized as a separate species in 2022.[2] These Amiiformes are found in the freshwater systems of North America, in the United States and parts of southern Canada. They live in freshwater streams, rivers, and swamps. The order first appeared in the Triassic, and the extinct members include both marine and freshwater species, many of which are morphologically disparate from bowfins, such as the caturids.
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Amiiformes | |
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Extant bowfin Amia calva (Amiidae) | |
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Caturus (Caturidae) Late Jurassic, Germany | |
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Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Actinopterygii |
Infraclass: | Holostei |
Clade: | Halecomorphi |
Order: | Amiiformes O. P. Hay, 1929[1] |
Type species | |
Amia calva Linnaeus, 1766 | |
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