7 SPESIES ALIGATOR / GAR

7 SPECIES OF FAMILY LEPISOSTEIDAE (GARS)

Gar Temporal range: Late Cretaceous–Recent PreЄ Є O S D C P T J K Pg N [1]
Lepisosteus oculatus
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Actinopterygii
Order:	Lepisosteiformes O. P. Hay, 1929
Family:	Lepisosteidae Cuvier, 1825
Genera
Atractosteus Lepisosteus

1. Atractosteus spatula (Alligator gar/Spatula).

• Distribution : North America
• Max. Length (cm) : 305 OT 

2. Atractosteus tristoechus (Cuban gar).

• Distribution : Central America
• Max. Length (cm) : 200 TL 

3. Atractosteus tropicus (Tropical gar).

• Distribution : Central America
• Max. Length (cm) : 125 TL 

4. Lepisosteus oculatus (Spotted gar).

• Distribution : North America
• Max. Length (cm) : 150 TL 

5. Lepisosteus osseus (Longnose gar).

• Distribution : North and Central America
• Max. Length (cm) : 200 TL 

6. Lepisosteus platostomus (Shortnose gar).

• Distribution : North America
• Max. Length (cm) : 88 TL 

7. Lepisosteus platyrhincus (Florida gar).

• Distribution : North America
• Max. Length (cm) : 132 TL