Spotted gar

Spotted gar
Spotted gar (Lepisosteus oculatus)
Conservation status
Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Actinopterygii
Order:	Lepisosteiformes
Family:	Lepisosteidae
Genus:	Lepisosteus
Species:	L. oculatus
Binomial name
Lepisosteus oculatus Winchell 1864
Synonyms[2][3]
?Lepisosteus latirostris Girard 1858 Cylindostreus productus Cope 1865 Lepisosteus productus (Cope 1865) Cylindrosteus agassizii Duméril 1870 Cylindrosteus bartonii Duméril 1870 Cylindrosteus zadockii Duméril 1870

The spotted gar (Lepisosteus oculatus) is a freshwater fish native to North America. It has black spots, hence its name. They have an elongated mouth with many needle-like teeth to catch other fish and crustaceans.

A diet study of the spotted gar reported the diet of a spotted gar consists of four species of fish; golden topminnow, warmouth, bluegill, and spotted sunfish, which adds to 18.1% of total food volume in the stomach.

1. ↑ Collette, B.B.; Grubbs, D.; Pezold, F.; Simons, J.; Caruso, J.; Carlson, J.; McEachran, J.D.; Brenner, J.; Tornabene, L.; Chakrabarty, P.; Robertson, R.; Daniels, A.; Maiz-Tome, L. (2019). "Lepisosteus oculatus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2019: e.T191026A1967019. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2019-2.RLTS.T191026A1967019.en. Retrieved 8 November 2022.
2. ↑ Froese, R.; Pauly, D. (2017). "Lepisosteidae". FishBase version (02/2017). Retrieved 18 May 2017.
3. ↑ Van Der Laan, Richard; Eschmeyer, William N.; Fricke, Ronald (11 November 2014). "Family-group names of Recent fishes". Zootaxa. 3882 (1): 1–230. doi:10.11646/zootaxa.3882.1.1. PMID 25543675.