Amia calva

Basic information
Scientific name	Amia calva	(No picture)
Common names	Bowfin, Amia, Dogfish
Higher taxon	Amiidae, Amiiformes, Actinopterygii
Natural range	E USA, SE Canada.
Habitat	Gentle streams, plant zone of lakes and ponds. Tolerant of dysoxic environment.

Invasion information
Range in Japan	Not established in Japan
Origin	Unintroduced to Japan.
Date
Route	Deliberate (distributed as pet animal in Japan)
Impact	Potentially: Predation on native aquatic animals. Native organism(s) affected: Aquatic animals (amphibians, fishes, insects, aquatic invertebrates)
Regulation in Japan	Import to Canada is prohibited.
Introduced range in other countries	Spread in USA by artificial introduction.

Reference	Notes
Froese & Pauly (eds) (2009) FishBase. http://www.fishbase.org/ JWRC (ed) (2008) A Photographic Guide to the Invasive Alien Species in Japan. Heibonsha. (in Jpn)	Threatened in natural range.