Lepisosteus

Lepisosteus is a genus of gars in the family Lepisosteidae only known across North America.

Slender gars Temporal range: 77.5–0 Ma PreꞒ Ꞓ O S D C P T J K Pg N Campanian to present
Longnose gar, Lepisosteus osseus
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Actinopterygii
Order:	Lepisosteiformes
Family:	Lepisosteidae
Genus:	Lepisosteus Lacepède, 1803
Species
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Synonyms[1][2]
Acus Catesby, 1771 non Adams & Adams, 1853 non Chen, Yang & Wilson, 1989 non De Bomare, 1791 non Gray, 1847 non Humphrey, 1797 non Müller, 1766 non Müller, 1774 non Plumier, 1803 non (Swainson, 1839) Lepidosteus Koenig, 1825 [Agassiz, 1836; Lacépède, 1803] Pneumatosteus Cope, 1869 Clastichthys Whitley, 1940 Clastes Cope, 1873 non Walckenaer, 1833 Cylindrosteus (Rafinesque, 1820) Lepisosteus (Cylindrosteus) Rafinesque, 1820 Psalidostomus Minding, 1832 Sarchirus Rafinesque, 1818 Sarcochirus Agassiz, 1846 Squammosa Catesby, 1771

Species

The currently recognized species are:

• Lepisosteus oculatus Winchell, 1864 (Spotted gar)
• Lepisosteus osseus Linnaeus, 1758 (Longnose gar)
• Lepisosteus platysomus Rafinesque, 1820 (Shortnose gar)
• Lepisosteus platyrhincus DeKay, 1842 (Florida gar)

Two longnose gars

Related pages

• Atractosteus