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The bowfin (Amia calva) is a ray-finned fish native to North America. Common names include mudfish, mud pike, dogfish, grindle, grinnel, swamp trout, and choupique.It is regarded as a relict, being one of only two surviving species of the Halecomorphi, a group of fish that first appeared during the Early Triassic, around 250 million years ago.
[2]: 305 The divergence is too recent for this wide distribution to result from the separation of New Zealand and Australia 83 million years ago. [2]: 305 The Tasmanian mudfish is amphidromous, spending its first 2–3 months at sea, and it is likely that this was the means of dispersal to New Zealand. All five of the New Zealand mudfishes have ...
They are initially active during the day in open water, then around 35–50 mm (1.4–2.0 in) they adopt adult habits and become nocturnal and spending much of their time hidden. [ 4 ] : 141 They grow quickly in their first year, typically reaching 75–80 mm (3.0–3.1 in) but growth slows after this. [ 4 ]
Mudfish may also refer to: Fish. Bowfin (Amia calva), North America; Channa or snakehead, a genus of predatory fish in Asia; Channa striata, a species of snakehead ...
The brown mudfish (Neochanna apoda) is a galaxiid endemic to New Zealand. The species is found in wetlands in the southwest of the North Island and the northern half of the west coast of the South Island. It commonly grows to 100–130 mm in length, and it can live to at least 7 years. They are named for their brown color.
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The Chatham mudfish is the most Galaxias-like of all the mudfishes, with a short body and small pelvic fins, and is closely related to the Canterbury mudfish. [5] Neochanna rekohua averages 75 mm (3.0 in) (though the largest individuals can reach 175 mm (6.9 in), and is a dark mottled brown. It only lives on the edges of a few peaty lakes ...
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