Amiidae
Sign in to saveThe Amiidae are a family of basal ray-finned fishes. The bowfin and the eyespot bowfin (Amia ocellicauda) are the only two species to survive today, although additional species in all four subfamilies of Amiidae are known from Jurassic, Cretaceous, and Eocene fossils.
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- Instance of
- monotypic taxon
- Parent taxon
- Amiiformes
- Image
- Amia calva1.jpg
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- Category:Amiidae
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- Amioidea
- taxon name
- Amiidae
- taxon rank
- family
- Code of nomenclature
- International Code of Zoological Nomenclature
- taxon common name
- Kel balıkgiller
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The Amiidae are a family of basal ray-finned fishes. The bowfin and the eyespot bowfin (Amia ocellicauda) are the only two species to survive today, although additional species in all four subfamilies of Amiidae are known from Jurassic, Cretaceous, and Eocene fossils.
Bowfins are now found throughout eastern North America, typically in slow-moving backwaters, canals, and ox-bow lakes. When the oxygen level is low (as often happens in still waters), the bowfin can rise to the surface and gulp air into its swim bladder, which is lined with blood vessels and can serve as a primitive lung. thumb|right|Cyclurus|Cyclurus kehreri fossil from the [[Eocene of Germany]]
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