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| Scientific Name | Atractosteus spatula (Lacepède, 1803) |
| Common Names | Aligator Gar Löffel-Knochenhecht (Germany) |
| Type Locality | No locality [North America]. |
| Synonym(s) | Atractosteus adamantinus, Atractosteus lucius, Esox cepedianus, Lepisosteus berlandieri, Lepisosteus ferox, Lepisosteus spatula, Litholepis adamantinus |
| Species Information | |
| Size | 3000mm or 118.1" SL. Find near, nearer or same sized spp. |
| Habitat Information | |
| Distribution | North America: ranges from Mississippi River basin from southwestern Ohio and southern Illinois in USA south to Gulf of Mexico; Gulf of Mexico Coastal Plain from Enconfina River in Florida, USA to Veracruz, Mexico. |
| Husbandry Information | |
| Breeding Reports | There is no breeding report. |
| Further Information | |
| Reference | Histoire naturelle des poissons (Lacepéde) v. 5, pp 331, 334, Pl. 6 (fig. 2). |
| Registered Keepers | There is no registered keeper. |
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| Spotters | Spotted this species somewhere? Click the binoculars! There is no record of this fish being seen. |
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| LFS label creator ARN ref:20.108.1012.5538 | |
| Last Update | 2025 Jan 01 13:06 (species record created: 2013 Sep 07 16:37) |