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Spotted gar

Lepisosteus oculatus

Description:

It has a profusion of dark spots on its body, head, and fins. Spotted gar are long and have an elongated mouth with many teeth used to eat other fish and crustaceans. They grow to 0.61–0.91 metres (2–3 ft) in length and weigh 1.8–2.7 kilograms (4–6 lb) on average, making it the smallest of the gars. The name Lepisosteus is Greek for "bony scale". Habitat for spotted gar is clear pools of shallow water in creeks, rivers, and lakes. –Wikipedia

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5 Comments

sunnyjosef
sunnyjosef 9 years ago

Lovely spotting!!!

LukeGMyers
LukeGMyers 9 years ago

Wow, beautiful Gar. I don't think I've seen one this pretty.

magnific!!!! i love fishes...

Nayeli
Nayeli 9 years ago

Great shot!!

JoshuaGSmith
JoshuaGSmith 9 years ago

Excellent.

JenniferIdol
Spotted by
JenniferIdol

San Marcos, Texas, United States

Spotted on Dec 28, 2013
Submitted on Mar 5, 2015

Spotted for Mission

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