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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 Range 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.