Spotted gar
species of fish
The spotted gar (Lepisosteus oculatus) is a freshwater fish native to North America. It has black spots, hence its name. They have an elongated mouth with many needle-like teeth to catch other fish and crustaceans.
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| Spotted gar (Lepisosteus oculatus) | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Lepisosteiformes |
| Family: | Lepisosteidae |
| Genus: | Lepisosteus |
| Species: | L. oculatus
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| Lepisosteus oculatus Winchell 1864
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A diet study of the spotted gar reported the diet of a spotted gar consists of four species of fish; golden topminnow, warmouth, bluegill, and spotted sunfish, which adds to 18.1% of total food volume in the stomach.
References
change- ↑ Collette, B.B.; Grubbs, D.; Pezold, F.; Simons, J.; Caruso, J.; Carlson, J.; McEachran, J.D.; Brenner, J.; Tornabene, L.; Chakrabarty, P.; Robertson, R.; Daniels, A.; Maiz-Tome, L. (2019). "Lepisosteus oculatus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2019: e.T191026A1967019. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2019-2.RLTS.T191026A1967019.en. Retrieved 8 November 2022.
- ↑ Froese, R.; Pauly, D. (2017). "Lepisosteidae". FishBase version (02/2017). Retrieved 18 May 2017.
- ↑ Van Der Laan, Richard; Eschmeyer, William N.; Fricke, Ronald (11 November 2014). "Family-group names of Recent fishes". Zootaxa. 3882 (1): 1–230. doi:10.11646/zootaxa.3882.1.1. PMID 25543675.
