Atractosteus

Alligator gar

Atractosteus is a genus of gars in the family Lepisosteidae, with three species.

Species

Extant

  • Atractosteus spatula (Alligator gar) Lacépède, 1803
  • Atractosteus tristoechus (Cuban gar) J. G. Scheider, 1801
  • Atractosteus tropicus (Tropical gar) T. N. Gill, 1863

Extinct

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References

  1. Cavin, Lionel; Martin, Michel; Valentin, Xavier (1996). "Occurrence of Atractosteus africanus (actinopterygii, lepisosteidae) in the early Campanien of Ventabren (Bouches-du-Rhône, France). Paleobiogeographical implications". Revue de Paléobiologie. 15 (1): 1–7.