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.

Family Sinamiidae

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

Subfamily Amiinae

• Genus Amia
• Genus †Cyclurus
• Genus †Pseudoamiatus

• Amiiformes
• Acanthopterygii
• List of prehistoric bony fish genera

• 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.