The Eyetail Bowfin has a distinctive eye-like spot on its tail and a long, eel-like body. It is a living fossil, representing a lineage that has existed for over 150 million years.
Habitat
Inhabits freshwater lakes and slow-moving rivers.
Diet
Carnivorous, preying on fish and invertebrates.
How common
Uncommon
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