Lepisosteus
| Lepidosteus Temporal range: Late Cretaceous to Present[1]
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| Longnose gar, Lepisosteus osseus | |
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| 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
- ^ Sepkoski, Jack (2002). "A compendium of fossil marine animal genera". Bulletins of American Paleontology. 364: 560. Retrieved 2008-01-08.
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- Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Species in genus Lepisosteus". FishBase. June 2011 version.
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