Image: Shortnose Gar (Lepisosteus platostomus)

Description: The shortnose gar (Lepisosteus platostomus) is a primitive freshwater fish of the family Lepisosteidae. In Greek, Lepisosteus translates to "bony scale," whereas platostomus means "broad mouth." Shortnose gar can be discerned from other gar species in that they lack the upper jaw of the alligator gar, the long snout of the longnose gar, and the markings of the spotted gar.
Title: Shortnose Gar (Lepisosteus platostomus)
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