Lepisosteidae Genus Level Identifiers

General things to look for:

Snout length .
Number of rows of teeth.
Body shape.

General things to look for: Genus Atractosteus (alligator gar)- Body elongate, robust. Snout somwhat shorter than other gars, stout. Color gray-green dorsally, fading to white ventrally.

Genus Lepisosteus (gars)- Body elongate, slender. Snout long to moderately long. Spots on dorsal, caudal and anal fins.

Spotted Gar (Lepisosteus oculatus)

Alligator Gar (Atractosteus spatula)

Longnose Gar (Leposisteus osseus)

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Lepisosteidae Genus Level Identifiers

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