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| Scientific Name | Lepisosteus osseus (Linnaeus, 1758) |
| Common Names | Longnose Gar Gemeiner Knochenhecht (Germany) |
| Type Locality | North America. |
| Synonym(s) | Esox osseus, Esox viridis, Lepidosteus ayresii, Lepidosteus bison, Lepidosteus clintonii, Lepidosteus copei, Lepidosteus crassus, Lepidosteus elisabeth, Lepidosteus gracilis, Lepidosteus harlani, Lepidosteus horatii, Lepidosteus lamarii, Lepidosteus leptorhynchus, Lepidosteus lesueurii, Lepidosteus louisianensis, Lepidosteus milberti, Lepidosteus mulberti, Lepidosteus otarius, Lepidosteus piquotianus, Lepidosteus rostratus |
| 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. |
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| LFS label creator ARN ref:20.108.925.5536 | |
| Last Update | 2025 Jan 01 13:06 (species record created: 2013 Sep 07 16:35) |