1. Primitive long-bodied carnivorous freshwater fish with a very long dorsal fin; found in sluggish waters of North America
   "The Amia calva is sometimes called a 'living fossil' due to its ancient lineage";
   - bowfin, grindle, dogfish

Type of: ganoid, ganoid fish

Part of: Amia, genus Amia

Encyclopedia: Amia calva