Longnose gar (Lepisosteus osseus)

General data

Main name: Longnose gar
Local names: Long-nosed gar
Climates: Subtropical, Temperate, Continental
Habitat: Freshwater
Native: North America
Distribution: Savannah river, Trinity River (Texas), Caloosahatchee River, Apalachicola River, St. Lawrence River, Roanoke River, View all... Mississippi River, Santee River, Tennessee River

Classification

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Taxonomy of Fishes

Osteichthyes - Bony fishes->
- Actinistia - Lobe-finned fishes->
- Actinopteri - Ray-finned fishes->
- Cladistii - Bichirs->
- Dipnoi - Lungfishes->
- Chondrostei - Sturgeons and Paddlefishes->
- Holostei - Gars and Bowfins->
  - Lepisosteiformes - Gars->
    
    Lepisosteidae - Gars->
    
    Atractosteus - Atractosteus->
    
    Lepisosteus - Lepisosteus->
    
    Spotted gar (Lepisosteus oculatus)
    
    Longnose gar (Lepisosteus osseus)
    
    Shortnose gar (Lepisosteus platostomus)
    
    Florida gar (Lepisosteus platyrhincus)
  - Amiiformes - Bowfins->
Chondrichthyes - Cartilaginous fishes->
Agnatha - Jawless fishes->