Amiidae

The Amiidae are a family of basal ray-finned fishes in the order Amiiformes. The bowfin (Amia calva) and the eyespot bowfin (Amia ocellicauda) are the only two to survive today, but other than those, a vast majority of them went extinct.

Bowfins are found throughout eastern North America, typically in slow-moving backwaters, canals, and oxbow lakes. Amiidae is an ancient group that has numerous synapomorphic characters. Amiidae were widespread and rich in species during the Eocene era.

 Taxonomy 

 Sinamiidae 

Family Sinamiidae

 Genus †Siamamia
 Genus †Sinamia
 Genus †Khoratamia
 Genus †Ikechaoamia

 Amiinae 

Subfamily Amiinae

 Genus Amia
 Genus †Cyclurus
 Genus †Pseudoamiatus

 Related pages 

 Amiiformes
 Acanthopterygii
 List of prehistoric bony fish genera

 References 

 Grande, L.; Bemis, W.E. (1998). "A Comprehensive Phylogenetic Study of Amiid Fishes (Amiidae) Based on Comparative Skeletal Anatomy. An Empirical Search for Interconnected Patterns of Natural History". Memoir (Society of Vertebrate Paleontology). 4: 1–679. doi:10.2307/3889331. JSTOR 3889331.

Category:Freshwater fish
Category:Ray-finned fish