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The Texas state record, and world record for the largest alligator gar caught on rod and reel, is 279 lb (127 kg), taken by Bill Valverde on January 1, 1951, on the Rio Grande in Texas. [45] Alligator gar are also quite popular among bowfishers because of their large size, trophy potential, and fighting ability. The Texas state bowfishing ...
A large alligator gar, the largest freshwater fish in North America The largest of the gar, and the largest entirely freshwater fish in North America, is the alligator gar (Atractosteus spatula). The largest gar ever known, caught in Louisiana in 1925, was 3 m (9.8 ft) in length and weighed 137 kg (302 lb). [1] Anglerfish (Lophiiformes)
Atractosteus atrox (from atrox, Latin for 'savage'), the Green River atrox gar, [1] is an extinct species of gar from the Early Eocene of western North America. It is known from many well-preserved specimens found in the famous Fossil Butte deposits of the Green River Formation in Wyoming, US, in addition to a possible vertebra from the Bridger Formation.
Here's a list of the state records for Ohio's biggest fish ever caught. ... Gar, longnose: 19.21 pounds. 53.1 inches. Turkeyfoot Lake. ... The world’s 10 richest people: The wealthiest have $100 ...
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Fin chart for shortnose gar. All the gars are relatively large fish, but the alligator gar (Atractosteus spatula) is the largest. The largest alligator gar ever caught and officially recorded was 8 ft 5 in (2.6 m) long, weighed 327 lb (148 kg), and was 47 in (120 cm) around the girth. [28]
Alex Cord on location (1993) performing the voice-over and on-camera work for The Paddlefish: An American Treasure. Exotic and Unusual Fishes of North America is a series of PBS documentary television specials about three species of American fish: The Alligator Gar: Predator or Prey?, The Paddlefish: An American Treasure, and Sturgeon: Ancient Survivors of the Deep.
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