Lepisosteus
Lepidosteus Temporal range: 100–0 Ma Late Cretaceous to Present[1] | |
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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:
- Lepisosteus oculatus Winchell, 1864 (Spotted gar)
- Lepisosteus osseus Linnaeus, 1758 (Longnose gar)
- Lepisosteus platostomus Rafinesque, 1820 (Shortnose gar)
- Lepisosteus platyrhincus DeKay, 1842 (Florida gar)
Three species formerly classified in Lepisosteus (Tropical gar, Cuban gar, and Alligator gar) are now assigned to the genus Atractosteus.
References
- ↑ Sepkoski, Jack (2002). "A compendium of fossil marine animal genera". Bulletins of American Paleontology. 363: 1–560. Retrieved 2008-01-08.
- Froese, Rainer, and Daniel Pauly, eds. (2011). Species of Lepisosteus in FishBase. June 2011 version.
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