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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]
Boaters have been injured, killed by Gulf sturgeon that jump out of the water. They can grow longer than 6 feet & have fleshy "whiskers" on its snout
An alligator gar relative. A. atrox is the largest Green River gar. †A. simplex (Leidy 1873) Fossil Lake Lake Gosiute? An alligator gar relative. †Cuneatus †C. cuneatus (Cope, 1884) Fossil Lake? Lake Gosiute Lake Uinta A Cuneatini tribe gar. †C. wileyi Grande, 2010. Lake Uinta A Cuneatini tribe gar. Lepisosteus †L. bemisi Grande, 2010 ...
Native American artifacts dating back to 6000 BC turned up in an alligator's stomach. Alligators often ingest grit and rocks to help digestion. How did artifacts, thousands of years old, turn up ...
Atractosteus atrox. Atractosteus is a genus of gars in the family Lepisosteidae, with three extant species.It is one of two surviving gar genera alongside Lepisosteus. [4]The three surviving species are all widely separated from one another, with A. spatula being found in the south-central United States, A. tropicus in southern Mexico and Central America, and A. tristoechus in Cuba. [4]
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