#bowfin

[111notstraight111]

[brine-pool-body]

my piece "river relics" is gonna be in an exhibition opening next week and i'm so hyped!!! curated by friends of the mississippi river who does amazing conservation and education work.

all of these are native to the upper mississippi river and are considered ancient fish, with lineages going back over 150 million years! another fun fact: gar are the slowest evolving vertebrate animals that we know of, followed by sturgeon!! so sick that these fascinating beasties are alive with us today.

[transparentfossil]

3 Foot Fossil Bowfin (Amia) From Wyoming

[bethanythebogwitch]

Cool catches at work today.

A bowfin. We almost never se these and they're very cool. They're primitive predatory fish

A big old flathead catfish.

Both were released

[i-give-you-a-fish]

feesh?

You get an Eyespot Bowfin

Amia ocellicauda

[transparentfossil]

Fossil Bowfin (Amia)

[fish-fact-friday]

Fish Fact Friday! 5/24/2025

Bowfin fish (scientific name Amia calva) can breathe both water and air making them greatly adapted for low oxygen environments!

References:

https://www.floridamuseum.ufl.edu/discover-fish/species-profiles/bowfin/

[redcrescentmarigold]

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