Slender Gars
Lepisosteus
Lepisosteus (from Greek lepis (λεπίς), 'scale' and osteon (ὀστέον), 'bone') is a genus of gars in the family Lepisosteidae. It contains four extant species, found throughout eastern and central North America. It is one of two extant gar genera alongside Atractosteus.
4 branches of this genus, most-observed first · about 4 known species
Longnose Gar
speciesLepisosteus osseus
Florida Gar
speciesLepisosteus platyrhincus
Spotted Gar
speciesLepisosteus oculatus
Shortnose Gar
speciesLepisosteus platostomus
Where it lives
Recorded sightings
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geo-referenced records in GBIF, from museums, herbaria and field observers.
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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 58610.