Lepisosteus

Lepidosteus
Temporal range: 100–0 Ma

Late Cretaceous to Present[1]

Longnose gar, Lepisosteus osseus
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Lepisosteiformes
Family: Lepisosteidae
Genus: Lepisosteus
Lacepède, 1803
Species

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Lepisosteus is a genus of gars in the family Lepisosteidae.

Species

The currently recognized species are:

Three species formerly classified in Lepisosteus (Tropical gar, Cuban gar, and Alligator gar) are now assigned to the genus Atractosteus.

References

  1. Sepkoski, Jack (2002). "A compendium of fossil marine animal genera". Bulletins of American Paleontology. 363: 1–560. Retrieved 2008-01-08.


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