It is not as common in any one place as the other species, but like the alligator gar it is widely distributed. ![]() Snout shape as well as coloration are also the key to identifying the other three garfish species.Ĭertainly the easiest to identify is the longnose gar, Lepisosteus osseus, often called the “needle-nose gar” by fishermen. It can be separated from the other three species by its broad, alligator-like (hence its name) snout. ![]() Most well-known to fishermen, simply because of its impressive size and ferocious appearance is the alligator gar, a species that can produce fish weighing more than 200 pounds and one found in both fresh and brackish waters. But we have more than just numbers: Louisiana is home to four of the five United States gar species.
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