Gar - Species

Species

The gar family contains seven species, in two genera:

Family Lepisoteidae

  • Genus Atractosteus
    • Atractosteus spatula (Alligator gar)
    • Atractosteus tristoechus (Cuban gar)
    • Atractosteus tropicus (Tropical gar)
  • Genus Lepisosteus
    • Lepisosteus oculatus (Spotted gar)
    • Lepisosteus osseus (Longnose gar)
    • Lepisosteus platostomus (Shortnose gar)
    • Lepisosteus platyrhincus (Florida gar)

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