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North American fish Amia calva with a swim bladder highly developed as an air sac, enabling it to breathe air. It is the only surviving member of a primitive group of bony fishes.



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Lake/moist soil Scientific name units Large-medium streams Petromyzontidae Lampetra appendix 6 (2, -) Amiidae Amia calva 2 (17, 21484) 5 (1, 1500) 3 (8, 9829) Lepisosteidae Lepisosteus osseus 14 (1, 0.
Year Species 1941 1997 1998 Amia calva X Ctenopharyngodon idella X Erimyzon sucetta X Umbra limi X X Esox americanus X X X Esox lucius X X X Fundulus dispar X Fundulus notatus X Ameiurus nebulosus X Lepomis gulosus X X Lepomis macrochirus X X X Lepomis gibbosus X X Lepomis microlophus X Micropterus salmoides X X X Pomoxis annularis X Pomoxis nigromaculatus X Total species 7 8 10 Table 2.
 
 
 
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