Longnose Gar

Longnose gar
The longnose gar ranges in length from 60–182 cm (24–72 in) and weighs 0.5–3.5 kg (1.1–7.7 lb); The world record is 50.31 pounds, caught in Trinity River, Texas in 1954; FishBasereports a maximum size of 2 m (6.6 ft). Average life span is 17- 20 years. The snout is elongated into a narrow beak containing many large teeth. The gar has a long body, that is shaped like a cylinder, andis covered with diamond-shape scales. It has a long black streak across the body.
Distribution

The longnose gar is found in rivers and lakes throughout the eastern half of the United States, asfar north as southern Quebec and extreme southern Ontario in the Great Lakes and as far south as northern Mexico. The most concentrated numbers of longnose gars are found throughout the American DeepSouth, Texas, Alabama (Cahaba River system) and anywhere along the Mississippi River. Longnose Gar are found in warm, shallow water with abundant vegetation.

Spotted gar

The spotted Gar(Lepisosteus oculatus) is a primitive freshwater fish of the family Lepisosteidae, native to North America from the Lake Erie and southern Lake Michigan drainages south through the Mississippi River basin toGulf Slope drainages, from lower Apalachicola River in Florida to Nueces River in Texas, USA. It has a profusion of dark spots on the body, head and fins. Spotted gar are long and have a elongatedmouth with many teeth used to eat crustations and other fish. They grow to 20-30 inches in length and weigh 4-6 pounds on average making it the smallest gar out of the four species of gar. The nameLepisosteus is Greek for "bony scale". Habitat for spotted gar is clear pools of shallow water and they are found in creeks, rivers and lakes.

Shortnose gar
The Shortnose Gar (Lepisosteus platostomus)is a primitive freshwater fish of the family Lepisosteidae.

Lepisosteus platostomus
Shortnose gar have a prehistoric looking appearance. Like many other "lie-in-wait" predators, gars have an...