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Bowfin

The bowfin is considered a living fossil as the sole surviving representative of the Amiiformes.



It is considered poor as a food fish, but an excellent fighter, better than some highly rated game fish. The following are fishing methods used to catch this fish:
The bowfin is easily recognized by its flattened head; long, stout body; large mouth full of small sharp teeth; long dorsal fin that extends along most of the back; and rounded tail. In the males there is a spot surrounded by an orange-yellow halo on the upper area of the caudal peduncle. In the females the spot either is not ocellated or is lacking entirely.It is able to gulp air from the surface directly into the air bladder, which is connected to the throat and can be used as a lung. It can also withstand high temperatures, for which reasons it survives in waters unsuited to most other fishes.


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