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Amiidae, or Bowfin, is a one species family. Amia calva is the only species in this family, which belongs to the order Amiiformes. Found in eastern North America, the Amia calva is an ancient fish, the earliest occurance in the fossil record is reported for the Pleistocene.

	Common name	Difficulty	Maximum Size	Minimum Tank Size
Amia calva	Bowfin Mudfish Cottonfish Cypress Trout Freshwater Dogfish Grindle Marshfish Scaled Ling Speckled Cat Western Mudfish	Moderate	43.30708661417343.307 in110 cm	150150 gal567.812 liters 567,811.767 mL