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Alligator gar maneuvering with pectoral fins in large zoo aquarium. Alligator gar are the largest species in the gar family, and among the largest freshwater fishes found in North America. Mature alligator gar commonly measure 6 ft (1.8 m) in length, and weigh over 100 lb (45 kg).
The spotted gar (Lepisosteus oculatus) is a smaller species of gar, [34] measuring just under four feet long and weighing 15 pounds on average. [34] Like Florida gars, female spotted gars are typically larger than male spotted gars. [46] This gar has dark spots covering its head, body, and fins. [34] Its body is compact, and it has a shorter ...
Ctenolucius hujeta, also known as silver gar, rocket gar, hujeta gar and freshwater barracuda, [1] is a slender, medium-sized freshwater fish found in Venezuela and Colombia, [2] where it is known as "agujeta"; Spanish for "shoelace". Large specimens can reach 30 cm (12 in) in length. This carnivorous predator, fast yet timid, feeds mainly on ...
Bowfishermen also kill this fish with spears (leaving the fish to die in painful ways as seen in some internet videos), but Jeremy wants to catch one gar alive and release it back safely. Finally hooking a large gar, Jeremy finds out once and for all if the alligator gar deserves its reputation as a river monster. Featured animals
The shortnose gar (Lepisosteus platostomus) is a primitive freshwater fish of the family Lepisosteidae. It is native to the United States where its range includes the Mississippi and Missouri River basins, ranging from Montana to the west and the Ohio River to the east, southwards to the Gulf Coast .
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Aquarium outreach programs include the community as a whole. A notable example is the Serve & Protect program, which educates the public about sustainable seafood. It was established in 2011 in partnership with chef and television personality Alton Brown, an advocate of sustainable fisheries, who visited Chattanooga for events in 2011 and 2012.
An eighteenth-century print with Linnaeus' original name for the longnose gar. Longnose gar (L. osseus) At Georgia Aquarium. The longnose gar (Lepisosteus osseus), also known as longnose garpike or billy gar, is a ray-finned fish in the family Lepisosteidae. The genus may have been present in North America for about 100 million years. [4]