Gars

The table below shows the Gar species by their scientific and usual common name, follow the links to more information on particular species.

Scientific name	Common name	Size
Atractosteus spatula	Alligator gar	120" (305cm)
Atractosteus tristoechus	Cuban gar	79" (200cm)
Atractosteus tropicus	Tropical gar	49" (125cm)
Lepisosteus oculatus	Spotted gar	44" (112cm)
Lepisosteus osseus	Longnose gar	79" (200cm)
Lepisosteus platostomus	Shortnose gar	35" (88cm)
Lepisosteus platyrhincus	Florida gar	52" (132cm)

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