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Lepisosteus

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Kingdom
  
Scientific name
  
Lepisosteus

Phylum
  
Chordata

Order
  
Gar

Family
  
Lepisosteidae

Higher classification
  
Gar

Rank
  
Genus

Lepisosteus Fishes of Texas Lepisosteus oculatus

Lower classifications
  
Spotted gar, Longnose gar, Florida gar, Shortnose gar

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Lepisosteus is a genus of gars in the family Lepisosteidae.

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Tong feeding the longnose gar lepisosteus osseus in our cypress swamp exhibit


Distribution

Lepisosteus Spotted gar Lepisosteus oculatus Biopix photoimage 79664

While in the present day, Lepisosteus is only known across North America, fossil remains show it was much more widespread in the past, with specimens known from the Cretaceous of India and Brazil.

Species

The currently recognized species are:

Lepisosteus Lepisosteus oculatus Spotted gar

  • Lepisosteus oculatus Winchell, 1864 (Spotted gar)
  • Lepisosteus osseus Linnaeus, 1758 (Longnose gar)
  • Lepisosteus platostomus Rafinesque, 1820 (Shortnose gar)
  • Lepisosteus platyrhincus DeKay, 1842 (Florida gar)
  • Lepisosteus indicus Woodward, 1908
  • Lepisosteus bemisi Grande, 2010
  • Lepisosteus fimbriatus Wood, 1846
  • Lepisosteus opertus Estes, 1964
  • Lepisosteus cominatoi Santos, 1984

  • Lepisosteus Spotted gar Wikipedia

    Three species formerly classified in Lepisosteus (Tropical gar, Cuban gar, and Alligator gar) are now assigned to the genus Atractosteus.

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    Lepisosteus Gars PRIMITIVE FISHES

    Lepisosteus Gar Wikipedia

    References

    Lepisosteus Wikipedia