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 All Fishes Data Sheet | |
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| Scientific Name | Lepisosteus osseus (Linnaeus, 1758) |
| Common Names | Longnose Gar Gemeiner Knochenhecht (Germany) |
| Type Locality | North America. |
| Species Information | |
| Size | 2000mm or 78.7" SL. Find near, nearer or same sized spp. |
| Habitat Information | |
| Distribution | North and Central America: along the coasts and inland from Quebec to northern Mexico. |
| 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 | Systema Naturae, Ed. X v. 1, pp 313. |
| Registered Keepers | There is no registered keeper. |
| Wishlists | Love this species? Click the heart to add it to your wish list. There is no wish to keep this species. |
| Spotters | Spotted this species somewhere? Click the binoculars! There is no record of this fish being seen. |
| Forum BBCode | |
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 | Look up L. osseus on Encyclopedia of Life |
 | Look up L. osseus on Global Biodiversity Information Facility |
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| Last Update | 2020 Oct 27 07:12 (species record created: 2013 Sep 07 16:35) |