''Lepisosteus'' is a genus of
gars in the family
Lepisosteidae.
Distribution
While in the present day, ''Lepisosteus'' is only known across North America, fossil remains show it was much more widespread in the past, with specimens known from the
Cretaceous
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of
India
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and
Brazil
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.
Systematics
Species
The currently recognized species are:
Extant species
Fossil species
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Lepisosteus aganus
''Lepisosteus'' is a genus of gars in the family Lepisosteidae.
Distribution
While in the present day, ''Lepisosteus'' is only known across North America, fossil remains show it was much more widespread in the past, with specimens known from t ...
''
(Cope, 1877)
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Lepisosteus bemisi
''Lepisosteus'' is a genus of gars in the family Lepisosteidae.
Distribution
While in the present day, ''Lepisosteus'' is only known across North America, fossil remains show it was much more widespread in the past, with specimens known from t ...
''
Grande, 2010
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Lepisosteus bohemicus
''Lepisosteus'' is a genus of gars in the family Lepisosteidae.
Distribution
While in the present day, ''Lepisosteus'' is only known across North America, fossil remains show it was much more widespread in the past, with specimens known from t ...
''
(Laube, 1901)
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Lepisosteus cominatoi
''Lepisosteus'' is a genus of gars in the family Lepisosteidae.
Distribution
While in the present day, ''Lepisosteus'' is only known across North America, fossil remains show it was much more widespread in the past, with specimens known from t ...
''
Santos, 1984
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Lepisosteus cycliferus
''Lepisosteus'' is a genus of gars in the family Lepisosteidae.
Distribution
While in the present day, ''Lepisosteus'' is only known across North America, fossil remains show it was much more widespread in the past, with specimens known from t ...
''
(Cope, 1873)
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Lepisosteus glaber
''Lepisosteus'' is a genus of gars in the family Lepisosteidae.
Distribution
While in the present day, ''Lepisosteus'' is only known across North America, fossil remains show it was much more widespread in the past, with specimens known from t ...
''
Marsh, 1871
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Lepisosteus indicus
''Lepisosteus'' is a genus of gars in the family Lepisosteidae.
Distribution
While in the present day, ''Lepisosteus'' is only known across North America, fossil remains show it was much more widespread in the past, with specimens known from t ...
''
Woodward, 1908
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Lepisosteus integer''
(Cope, 1877)
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Lepisosteus fimbriatus''
Wood, 1846
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Lepisosteus knieskerni''
Fowler, 1911
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Lepisosteus longus''
Lambe, 1908
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Lepisosteus nahunticus''
(Cope, 1869)
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Lepisosteus notabilis''
Leidy, 1873
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Lepisosteus occidentalis''
[Pearson ''et al.'', 2002, p.154]["Class Osteichthyes," in Estes and Berberian, 1970, p.3]
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Lepisosteus opertus
''Lepisosteus'' is a genus of gars in the family Lepisosteidae.
Distribution
While in the present day, ''Lepisosteus'' is only known across North America, fossil remains show it was much more widespread in the past, with specimens known from ...
''
Estes, 1964
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Lepisosteus strausi
''Lepisosteus'' is a genus of gars in the family Lepisosteidae.
Distribution
While in the present day, ''Lepisosteus'' is only known across North America, fossil remains show it was much more widespread in the past, with specimens known from ...
''
Kinkelin, 1884
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Lepisosteus suessoniensis''
Gervais, 1888
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Lepisosteus whitneyi''
Marsh, 1871
Three species formerly classified in ''Lepisosteus'' (
tropical gar,
Cuban gar
The Cuban gar (''Atractosteus tristoechus''), also known as the manjuarí, is a fish in the family Lepisosteidae. It is a tropical, freshwater species, although it also inhabits brackish water. It is found in rivers and lakes of western Cuba and ...
, and
alligator gar
The alligator gar (''Atractosteus spatula'') is a ray-finned euryhaline fish related to the bowfin in the infraclass Holostei . It is the largest species in the gar family, and among the largest freshwater fish in North America. The fossil rec ...
) are now assigned to the genus ''
Atractosteus''.
References
External links
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Lepisosteidae
Milk River Formation
Extant Albian first appearances
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