: a predaceous dull-green iridescent North American freshwater fish (Amia calva) that is the only surviving member of an order (Amiiformes) dating back to the Jurassic
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The first step is to identify the snakehead, which can be easily mistaken for the bowfin, another type of native fish found in Missouri waters.
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Natalie Wallington, Kansas City Star, 7 June 2024
With the record official, Noble and Fields returned the bowfin to their livewell and drove back to the Ohio River.
—Bob McNally, Outdoor Life, 21 Mar. 2024
Wisconsin angler Tanner Peterson has the rare distinction of being the first person in the state to harvest a golden bowfin.
—Dac Collins, Outdoor Life, 13 Mar. 2024
Like bowfin, snakeheads have hard mouths and jaws, but the bigger issues are their teeth and bite force.
—Joe Cermele, Outdoor Life, 24 Aug. 2023
During the Late Jurassic of what is now southeastern Utah, a bowfin fish attempts to sneak up on a frog floating at the surface of a pond, along with leaves of ginkgophytes, while another bowfin regurgitates part of a recent meal of frogs and a salamander.
—Jordan Miller, The Salt Lake Tribune, 17 Sep. 2022
The lake hosts major fishing tournaments and claims the state record for the biggest smallmouth buffalo and bowfin.
—Outside Online, 7 Mar. 2022
The likely source of the vomit was an ancient bowfin fish, which may have regurgitated its most recent meal to distract a predator in pursuit 150 million years ago — when this area of southeastern Utah was a swampy marshland.
—Jordan Miller, The Salt Lake Tribune, 17 Sep. 2022
Traditional caviar service goes full bayou here, where spicy bowfin caviar is accompanied with crème fraîche, chives and a bag of Zapps potato chips.
—Paul Stephen, San Antonio Express-News, 9 Mar. 2022
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Natalie Wallington, Kansas City Star, 7 June 2024
With the record official, Noble and Fields returned the bowfin to their livewell and drove back to the Ohio River.
—Bob McNally, Outdoor Life, 21 Mar. 2024
Wisconsin angler Tanner Peterson has the rare distinction of being the first person in the state to harvest a golden bowfin.
—Dac Collins, Outdoor Life, 13 Mar. 2024
Like bowfin, snakeheads have hard mouths and jaws, but the bigger issues are their teeth and bite force.
—Joe Cermele, Outdoor Life, 24 Aug. 2023
During the Late Jurassic of what is now southeastern Utah, a bowfin fish attempts to sneak up on a frog floating at the surface of a pond, along with leaves of ginkgophytes, while another bowfin regurgitates part of a recent meal of frogs and a salamander.
—Jordan Miller, The Salt Lake Tribune, 17 Sep. 2022
The lake hosts major fishing tournaments and claims the state record for the biggest smallmouth buffalo and bowfin.
—Outside Online, 7 Mar. 2022
The likely source of the vomit was an ancient bowfin fish, which may have regurgitated its most recent meal to distract a predator in pursuit 150 million years ago — when this area of southeastern Utah was a swampy marshland.
—Jordan Miller, The Salt Lake Tribune, 17 Sep. 2022
Traditional caviar service goes full bayou here, where spicy bowfin caviar is accompanied with crème fraîche, chives and a bag of Zapps potato chips.
—Paul Stephen, San Antonio Express-News, 9 Mar. 2022
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“Bowfin.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/bowfin. Accessed 1 Dec. 2024.
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