Lepisosteus
genus of fishes
Lepisosteus is a genus of gars in the family Lepisosteidae only known across North America.
Species change
The currently recognized species are:
- Lepisosteus oculatus Winchell, 1864 (Spotted gar)
- Lepisosteus osseus Linnaeus, 1758 (Longnose gar)
- Lepisosteus platysomus Rafinesque, 1820 (Shortnose gar)
- Lepisosteus platyrhincus DeKay, 1842 (Florida gar)
Related pages change
References change
- "Lepisosteidae" Archived 2021-05-13 at the Wayback Machine (PDF). Deeplyfish- fishes of the world. Retrieved 18 May 2017.
- "Class Osteichthyes," in Estes and Berberian, 1970, p.3
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