Lepisosteus

Lepidosteus Temporal range: 100–0 Ma PreЄ Є O S D C P T J K Pg N Late Cretaceous to Present
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Longnose gar, Lepisosteus osseus
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Actinopterygii
Order:	Lepisosteiformes
Family:	Lepisosteidae
Genus:	Lepisosteus Lacepede, 1803
Species
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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

• Froese, Rainer, and Daniel Pauly, eds. (2011). Species of Lepisosteus in FishBase. June 2011 version.