Gar Id

[cane76]

anyone positively id this gar?

 

[Mad Duff]

I would say Lepisosteus Oculatus - Spotted Gar

 

[fishfishfish]

def a spotted gar.i recently caught 1 on the st lawerence river with a net.looked just like that.i want 1 bad

 

[Sp3nc3r]

how big will that get?

 

[Mad Duff]

how big will that get?

They can get to 3' in length

 

[flamingonhot]

If you ask me i'd have to pick from two species...the crocodile gar (Lepisosteus platostomus x Atractosteus spatula) and the alligator gar (Atractosteus spatula).

To me, the whole pattern, snout, etc. don't look much like a normal spotted or florida gar, just my opinion. How big is it? At younger ages and sizes, many gar species look alike. I really think it's somehow an alligator gar though. Hope my guess wasn't too far off.

HTH