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shortnose gar (Lepisosteus platostomus)

juvenile shortnose gar (Lepisosteus platostomus)

juvenile shortnose gar (Lepisosteus platostomus)

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shortnose gar

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Also known as: Lepisosteus platostomus, short-nosed gar

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The shortnose gar (L. platostomus), which is native to much of the Mississippi River basin, is smaller, growing up to 0.6 metre (2 feet) in length.
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