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Longnose Gar (Lepisosteus osseus) Longnose Gar (Lepisosteus osseus), photographed in-situ at the Conasauga River Snorkeling Hole, Conasauga River, Polk, County, Tennessee. This individual is approximately one meter in total length. Lepisosteus osseus,Longnose gar Click/tap to enlarge Species introCountry intro

Longnose Gar (Lepisosteus osseus)

Longnose Gar (Lepisosteus osseus), photographed in-situ at the Conasauga River Snorkeling Hole, Conasauga River, Polk, County, Tennessee. This individual is approximately one meter in total length.

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  1. View Ferdy Christant's profile
    Ferdy Christant
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    Extraordinary! What do they feed on? Posted 7 years ago
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      Anotheca
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      Mostly small fishes... I seem to remember reading about gars taking small birds from time to time - even small mammals if they get the chance. Posted 7 years ago

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The Longnose gar

The longnose gar is a primitive ray-finned fish of the gar family. It is also known as the needlenose gar. ''L. osseus'' is found along the east coast of North and Central America in freshwater lakes and as far west as Kansas and Texas and southern New Mexico. The gar have been present in North America for about 100 million years.

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Similar species: Gars
Species identified by Christine Young
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Uploaded Jul 1, 2018. Captured Mar 5, 2016 12:52.
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  • ILCE-6000
  • f/14.0
  • 1/60s
  • ISO640
  • 16mm