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Scientific Name | Lepisosteus oculatus Winchell, 1864 |
Common Names | Spotted Gar Gefleckter Knochenhecht (Germany) |
Type Locality | Duck Lake, Calhoun County, Michigan, U.S.A. |
Species Information | |
Size | 1500mm or 59.1" SL. Find near, nearer or same sized spp. |
Habitat Information | |
Distribution | North America: Lake Erie and south Lake Michigan drainages south through Mississippi River basin to Gulf Slope drainages from lower Apalachicola River in Florida to Nueces River in Texas, USA. |
IUCN Red List Category | Least Concern, range map and more is available on the IUCN species page. Last assessed 2018. |
Husbandry Information | |
Breeding Reports | There is no breeding report. |
Further Information | |
Reference | Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia v. 16 (no. 4), pp 183. |
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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Last Update | 2020 Oct 27 07:12 (species record created: 2013 Sep 07 16:35) |