Atractosteus | |
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Alligator gar | |
Scientific classification
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Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Actinopterygii |
Clade: | Ginglymodi |
Order: | Lepisosteiformes |
Family: | Lepisosteidae |
Tribe: | Lepisosteini |
Genus: |
Atractosteus ( Rafinesque, 1820) |
Type species | |
Esox spatula
Lacépède, 1803
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Species | |
See text | |
Synonyms [2] [3] | |
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Atractosteus is a genus of gars in the family Lepisosteidae, with three species. The genus first appeared in the Campanian in the Late Cretaceous.
Image | Scientific name | Common name | Distribution |
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Atractosteus spatula Lacépède, 1803 | Alligator gar | Southern United States |
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Atractosteus tristoechus Bloch & J. G. Schneider, 1801 | Cuban gar | Western Cuba and the Isla de la Juventud |
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Atractosteus tropicus T. N. Gill, 1863 | Tropical gar | Southern Mexico to Costa Rica |
Former fossil genera:
Atractosteus | |
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| |
Alligator gar | |
Scientific classification
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Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Actinopterygii |
Clade: | Ginglymodi |
Order: | Lepisosteiformes |
Family: | Lepisosteidae |
Tribe: | Lepisosteini |
Genus: |
Atractosteus ( Rafinesque, 1820) |
Type species | |
Esox spatula
Lacépède, 1803
| |
Species | |
See text | |
Synonyms [2] [3] | |
|
Atractosteus is a genus of gars in the family Lepisosteidae, with three species. The genus first appeared in the Campanian in the Late Cretaceous.
Image | Scientific name | Common name | Distribution |
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Atractosteus spatula Lacépède, 1803 | Alligator gar | Southern United States |
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Atractosteus tristoechus Bloch & J. G. Schneider, 1801 | Cuban gar | Western Cuba and the Isla de la Juventud |
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Atractosteus tropicus T. N. Gill, 1863 | Tropical gar | Southern Mexico to Costa Rica |
Former fossil genera: