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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.
An alligator, or colloquially ... Louisiana has the largest alligator population. [21] ... including larger fish such as gar, turtles, and various mammals, ...
An additional report of alligator attacks showed a total of 376 injuries and 15 deaths recorded all from 1948 to 2004, leading this to an increase of the alligator population. [148] In May 2006, American alligators killed three Floridians in less than a week. [ 149 ]
A July 2024 report in the AZ Animals blog sums up the largest alligator population by state: Louisiana: 2 million alligators. Florida: 1.3 million alligators. Texas: 400,000 to 500,000 alligators.
Wildlife officials shot the alligator, which was still holding the lifeless body of the boy 20 hours later. [44] [46] October 3, 1993 Grace Eberhart, 70, female: Florida — She was killed by one or more alligators at Lake Serenity, Sumter County. She died of a broken neck caused by an alligator bite to the throat and head. [44] [46] June 19, 1993
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]
The random drawing authorizes anglers to harvest one alligator gar over 48 inches from a section of the Trinity River. From Sept. 1 through Sept. 30, anglers holding a valid license-year or year ...
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)