Lepisosteus
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| Lepidosteus Temporal range: 100–0Ma Late Cretaceous to Present[1] | |
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| Longnose gar, Lepisosteus osseus | |
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Lepisosteiformes |
| Family: | Lepisosteidae |
| Genus: | Lepisosteus Linnaeus, 1758 |
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Lepisosteus is a genus of gars in the family Lepisosteidae.
The currently recognized species are:
- L. oculatus Winchell, 1864 (spotted gar)
- L. osseus (Linnaeus, 1758) (longnose gar)
- L. platostomus Rafinesque, 1820 (shortnose gar)
- L. 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 364: p.560. Retrieved 2008-01-08.
- Froese, Rainer, and Daniel Pauly, eds. (2011). Species of Lepisosteus in FishBase. June 2011 version.
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