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The alligator gar (Atractosteus spatula) is a euryhaline ray-finned fish in the clade Ginglymodi of the infraclass Holostei / h oʊ ˈ l ɒ s t i aɪ /, being most closely related to the bowfins. It is the largest species in the gar family (Lepisosteidae), and is among the largest freshwater fish in North America.
Atractosteus grandei is an extinct species of gar in the family Lepisosteidae.Remains have been found in Lower Paleogene sediments from North Dakota. A. grandei belonged to the genus Atractosteus which includes modern day species of gars such as the giant alligator gar (Atractosteus spatula) and the tropical gar (Atractosteus tropicus).
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]
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The Texas Parks & Wildlife program allows up to 150 anglers a chance to hook one alligator gar over 48 inches from the Trinity River in North Texas while meeting conservation goals.
Atractosteus (from Greek atractos, 'spindle', and osteos, 'bone') [4] is a genus of gars in the family Lepisosteidae, with three extant species.It is one of two surviving gar genera alongside Lepisosteus.
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