Lepisosteus
Lepisosteus is a genus of gars in the family Lepisosteidae only known across North America.
| Slender gars Temporal range: Campanian to present
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| Longnose gar, Lepisosteus osseus | |
Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Lepisosteiformes |
| Family: | Lepisosteidae |
| Genus: | Lepisosteus Lacepède, 1803 |
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Species
The currently recognized species are:
- Lepisosteus oculatus Winchell, 1864 (Spotted gar)
- Lepisosteus osseus Linnaeus, 1758 (Longnose gar)
- Lepisosteus platysomus Rafinesque, 1820 (Shortnose gar)
- Lepisosteus platyrhincus DeKay, 1842 (Florida gar)
Lepisosteus Media
- Lepisosteusoculatus
Photographed at Gavins Point National Fish Hatchery in Yankton, SD by Sam Stukel (USFWS)
Photographed at Gavins Point National Fish Hatchery in Yankton, SD by Sam Stukel (USFWS)
This was caught in the lake behind my grandmother's house in Naples, Florida.
Fossil specimen of L. bemisi, an Eocene Lepisosteus from the Green River Formation
Alligator gar fish (white background)
Lepisosteus osseus
Shortnose gar (8741579406)
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Related pages
References
- "Lepisosteidae" Archived 2021-05-13 at the Wayback Machine (PDF). Deeplyfish- fishes of the world. Retrieved 18 May 2017.
- "Class Osteichthyes," in Estes and Berberian, 1970, p.3
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- ↑ Froese, R.; Pauly, D. (2017). "Lepisosteidae". FishBase version (02/2017). Retrieved 18 May 2017.
- ↑ "Lepisosteidae" (PDF). Deeplyfish- fishes of the world. Archived from the original (PDF) on 13 May 2021. Retrieved 18 May 2017.