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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. |
| Synonym(s) | Cylindostreus productus, Cylindrosteus agassiz, Cylindrosteus agassizii, Cylindrosteus productus, Lepidosteus oculatus, Lepisosteus latirostris, Lepisosteus productus |
| 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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| LFS label creator ARN ref:20.108.925.5535 | |
| Last Update | 2025 Jan 01 13:06 (species record created: 2013 Sep 07 16:35) |