Species
The gar family contains seven species, in two genera:
Family Lepisoteidae
- Genus Atractosteus
- Atractosteus spatula (Alligator gar)
- Atractosteus tristoechus (Cuban gar)
- Atractosteus tropicus (Tropical gar)
- Genus Lepisosteus
- Lepisosteus oculatus (Spotted gar)
- Lepisosteus osseus (Longnose gar)
- Lepisosteus platostomus (Shortnose gar)
- Lepisosteus platyrhincus (Florida gar)
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