Lepisosteus
| Lepidosteus Temporal range: 100β0Ma 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 Lacepede, 1803 |
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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
- β 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.