Family Lepisosteidae - Gars
  Order
:
Lepisosteidae
  Class
:
Holostei
No. in FishBase
:
Genera : 2 | Species : 7 Eschmeyer's Catalog of Fishes
  Environment
:
Fresh : Yes | Brackish : Yes | Marine : No
  Division
:
Secondary freshwater
  Aquarium
:
none
  First Fossil Record
:
upper   Cretaceous    
Ref..   Berg, L.S. 1958
  Remark
:
Gars are chiefly freshwater, in brackish water occasionally; very rarely marine. Distribution: eastern North America (from southern Quebec) to Costa Rica; Cuba. Body elongate. Jaws elongated, with needlelike teeth. Short heterocercal tail. Heavily armored with ganoid scales. Lateral line with about 50-65. Dorsal fin far down posterior. Few dorsal rays. Branchiostegal rays 3. Gular or interopercle absent. Paired vomer. Vascularized swim bladder allows aerial respiration. Vertebrae convex anteriorly, concave posteriorly. About 3 m maximum length. They occur usually in shallow, weedy areas.
  Etymology
:
Greek, lepis, -idos = scale + Greek, osteon = bone ( Ref. 45335).
  Reproductive guild
:
nonguarders
  Typical activity level
:
  Main Ref.
:
  Coordinator
:
  Deep Fin Classification
:
Osteichthyes | Actinopterygii | Actinopteri | Neopterygii | Holostei | | | | | | | | | | | | | Lepisosteiformes | | | Lepisosteidae

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Species/Synonymy list for the family Lepisosteidae as currently in FishBase

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Scientifc name Status Senior/Junior synonym Combination
Lepisosteus osseus (Linnaeus, 1758)
acceptedseniornew
Esox osseus Linnaeus, 1758
synonymseniororiginal
Esox viridis Gmelin, 1789
synonymjuniororiginal
Lepisosteus gavial Lacepède, 1803
synonymjuniororiginal
! Lepisosteus gavialis Lacepède, 1803
synonymjuniororiginal
Lepisosteus stenorhynchus Rafinesque, 1818
ambiguousquestionableoriginal
Sarchirus vittatus Rafinesque, 1818
synonymjuniororiginal
Lepisosteus oxyurus Rafinesque, 1820
synonymjuniororiginal
Lepisosteus osseus oxyurus (Rafinesque, 1820)
synonymjuniornew
Lepisosteus longirostris Rafinesque, 1820
synonymjuniororiginal
Sarchirus argenteus Rafinesque, 1820
ambiguousquestionableoriginal
synonymjuniororiginal
Lepisosteus huronensis Richardson, 1836
synonymjuniororiginal
Lepisosteus gracilis Richardson, 1836
synonymjuniororiginal
! Lepidosteus gracilis Richardson, 1836
synonymjuniororiginal
Lepidosteus bison DeKay, 1842
synonymjuniororiginal
Lepisosteus lineatus Thompson, 1842
synonymjuniororiginal
synonymjuniororiginal
synonymjuniororiginal
synonymjuniororiginal
synonymjuniororiginal
Lepisosteus treculii Duméril, 1870
synonymjuniororiginal
! Lepidosteus treculi Duméril, 1870
synonymjuniororiginal
Lepidosteus harlani Duméril, 1870
synonymjuniororiginal
Lepidosteus smithii Duméril, 1870
synonymjuniororiginal
! Lepidosteus smithi Duméril, 1870
synonymjuniororiginal
Lepidosteus ayresii Duméril, 1870
synonymjuniororiginal
Lepidosteus copei Duméril, 1870
synonymjuniororiginal
Lepidosteus lesueurii Duméril, 1870
synonymjuniororiginal
Lepidosteus elisabeth Duméril, 1870
synonymjuniororiginal
Lepidosteus lamarii Duméril, 1870
synonymjuniororiginal
Lepidosteus clintonii Duméril, 1870
synonymjuniororiginal
Lepidosteus troostii Duméril, 1870
synonymjuniororiginal
synonymjuniororiginal
Lepidosteus horatii Duméril, 1870
synonymjuniororiginal
Lepidosteus thompsonii Duméril, 1870
synonymjuniororiginal
! Lepidosteus thompsoni Duméril, 1870
synonymjuniororiginal
synonymjuniororiginal
Lepidosteus milberti Duméril, 1870
synonymjuniororiginal
! Lepidosteus mulberti Duméril, 1870
synonymjuniororiginal
Lepisosteus platostomus Rafinesque, 1820
acceptedseniororiginal
Lepisosteus albus Rafinesque, 1820
synonymjuniororiginal
synonymjuniororiginal
synonymjuniororiginal
synonymjuniororiginal
acceptedseniororiginal
synonymseniororiginal
synonymjuniororiginal
Lepisosteus oculatus Winchell, 1864
acceptedseniororiginal
! Lepidosteus oculatus Winchell, 1864
synonymseniororiginal
ambiguousquestionableoriginal
synonymjuniororiginal
synonymjuniornew
synonymjuniororiginal
! Cylindrosteus agassiz Duméril, 1870
synonymjuniororiginal
Atractosteus tristoechus (Bloch & Schneider, 1801)
acceptedseniornew
Esox tristoechus Bloch & Schneider, 1801
synonymseniororiginal
Lepisosteus tristoechus (Bloch & Schneider, 1801)
synonymseniornew
! Atractoseus tristoechus (Bloch & Schneider, 1801)
synonymseniornew
synonymjuniororiginal
Atractosteus spatula (Lacepède, 1803)
acceptedseniornew
Lepisosteus spatula Lacepède, 1803
synonymseniororiginal
Esox cepedianus Shaw, 1804
ambiguousotheroriginal
Litholepis adamantinus Rafinesque, 1818
synonymjuniororiginal
Atractosteus adamantinus (Rafinesque, 1818)
synonymjuniornew
Lepisosteus ferox Rafinesque, 1820
synonymjuniororiginal
synonymjuniororiginal
Atractosteus lucius Duméril, 1870
synonymjuniororiginal
acceptedseniororiginal
synonymseniornew
synonymseniornew
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