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Common names: Spotted gar
Occurrence: native
Salinity: freshwater
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Uses: no uses
Comments: Recorded from the Mississippi River basin and southern Great Lakes, and Gulf Coastal drainages from Apalachicola drainage to Guadalupe River of Texas (Ref. 10294).
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Country Information: https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/resources/the-world-factbook/geos/us.html
National Fisheries Authority: http://www.nmfs.gov
Occurrences: Occurrences Point map
Main Ref: Page, L.M. and B.M. Burr, 1991
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Common names from other countries

Lépisosté tacheté, Catán pinto, Lépisosté tacheté, ... more

Classification / Names Populärnamn | synonymer | Catalog of Fishes(Släkte, Arter) | ITIS | CoL | WoRMS | Cloffa

> Lepisosteiformes (Gars) > Lepisosteidae (Gars)
Etymology: Lepisosteus: Greek, lepis = scale + Greek, osteon = bone; bony sacled (Ref. 45335); oculatus: From the word oculatus, meaning eyed (referring to the ocellus-like spots on the body) (Ref. 10294).

Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range Ekologi

; sötvatten; brackvatten bottenlevande. Subtropical; 12°C - 20°C (Ref. 2060); 52°N - 24°N, 99°W - 74°W

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North America: Lake Erie and south Lake Michigan drainages south through Mississippi River basin to Gulf Slope drainages from lower Apalachicola River in Florida to Nueces River in Texas, USA.

Length at first maturity / Size / Vikt / Age

Maturity: L_m ?, range 40 - ? cm
Max length : 150 cm TL hane/ej könsbestämd; (Ref. 57533); common length : 100.0 cm TL hane/ej könsbestämd; (Ref. 3728); publicerad maxvikt: 4.4 kg (Ref. 40637); rapporterad maxålder: 18 år (Ref. 12193)

Short description Morfologi | Morfometri

Profusion of dark spots on the body, head and fins. Dark in coloration (Ref. 37032).

Facultative air-breathing (Ref. 126274); Adults occur in quiet, clear pools and backwaters of lowland creeks, small to large rivers, oxbow lakes, swamps and sloughs. Occasionally enter brackish waters. A voracious predator feeding on various kinds of fishes and crustaceans.

Life cycle and mating behavior Könsmognad | Reproduktion | Lek | Ägg | Fecundity | Larver

Main reference Upload your references | referenser | Koordinator : Wiley, Ed | Medarbetare

Robins, C.R., R.M. Bailey, C.E. Bond, J.R. Brooker, E.A. Lachner, R.N. Lea and W.B. Scott, 1991. Common and scientific names of fishes from the United States and Canada. Am. Fish. Soc. Spec. Publ. (20):183 p. (Ref. 3814)

IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435)

Least Concern (LC) ; Date assessed: 20 March 2018

CITES (Ref. 128078)

Not Evaluated

CMS (Ref. 116361)

Not Evaluated

Threat to humans

Harmless

Human uses

Fiskeri: mindre kommeriell; sportfisk: ja

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Estimates based on models

Phylogenetic diversity index (Ref. 82804): PD₅₀ = 0.5781 [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].

Bayesian length-weight: a=0.00347 (0.00148 - 0.00814), b=3.22 (3.01 - 3.43), in cm Total Length, based on LWR estimates for this species & (Sub)family-body (Ref. 93245).

Trofisk nivå (Ref. 69278): 4.0 ±0.66 se; based on food items.

Resiliens (Ref. 120179): Mellan, lägsta populationsfördubblingstid 1,4-4,4 år (tm=4; Fec=1,772).

Fishing Vulnerability (Ref. 59153): Very high vulnerability (90 of 100).

Price category (Ref. 80766): Unknown.

Lepisosteus oculatus Winchell, 1864