Atractosteus

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Alligator gar

Atractosteus is a genus of gars in the family Lepisosteidae, with three species.

Species

Extant

• Atractosteus spatula (Alligator gar) Lacépède, 1803
• Atractosteus tristoechus (Cuban gar) J. G. Scheider, 1801
• Atractosteus tropicus (Tropical gar) T. N. Gill, 1863

Extinct

• Atractosteus africanus Arambourg & Joleaud, 1943
• Atractosteus grandei Brownstein & Lyson, 2022

Related pages

• Atractosteus africanus
• Abadzekhia
• Chibapsetta
• Tubemouth
• Lepisosteus
• Wallace's flying frog
• List of prehistoric bony fish genera

References

1. Cavin, Lionel; Martin, Michel; Valentin, Xavier (1996). "Occurrence of Atractosteus africanus (actinopterygii, lepisosteidae) in the early Campanien of Ventabren (Bouches-du-Rhône, France). Paleobiogeographical implications". Revue de Paléobiologie. 15 (1): 1–7.