Lepisosteidae
Atractosteus spatula (Lacepède, 1803)
Atractosteus spatula (Lacepède, 1803)
Alligator gar (Atractosteus spatula) is a large euryhaline ray-finned fish native to North America, invasive outside its natural range.
Atractosteus tropicus Gill, 1863
Atractosteus tropicus Gill, 1863
Atractosteus tropicus, the tropical gar, is the smallest living gar species native to southern Mexico and Central America.
Lepisosteus osseus (Linnaeus, 1758)
Lepisosteus osseus (Linnaeus, 1758)
Longnose gar (Lepisosteus osseus) is a primitive ray-finned apex predatory fish native to freshwater and brackish habitats in North and Central America.
Lepisosteus oculatus Winchell, 1864
Lepisosteus oculatus Winchell, 1864
Lepisosteus oculatus, the spotted gar, is a small predatory freshwater gar native to North America.
Lepisosteus platostomus Rafinesque, 1820
Lepisosteus platostomus Rafinesque, 1820
Shortnose gar (Lepisosteus platostomus) is a prehistoric-looking North American gar with distinct body features and poisonous eggs.
Lepisosteus platyrhincus DeKay, 1842
Lepisosteus platyrhincus DeKay, 1842
Florida gar (Lepisosteus platyrhincus) is a toxic-roed gar species found in freshwater habitats of the southeastern US.
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