Lepisosteus

Lepisosteus; Temporal range: 112–0 Ma PreꞒ Ꞓ O S D C P T J K Pg N Early Cretaceous to present
	Longnose gar, Lepisosteus osseus
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Actinopterygii
Order:	Lepisosteiformes
Family:	Lepisosteidae
Genus:	Lepisosteus; Lacepède, 1803
Species
	See text
Synonyms
	Acus Catesby 1771 non Adams & Adams 1853 non Chen, Yang & Wilson 1989 non De Bomare 1791 non Gray 1847 non Humphrey 1797 non Müller 1766 non Müller 1774 non Plumier 1803 non (Swainson 1839); Lepidosteus Koenig 1825 [Agassiz 1836; Lacépède 1803]; Pneumatosteus Cope 1869; Clastichthys Whitley 1940; Clastes Cope 1873 non Walckenaer 1833; Cylindrosteus (Rafinesque 1820); Lepisosteus (Cylindrosteus) Rafinesque 1820; Psalidostomus Minding 1832; Sarchirus Rafinesque 1818; Sarcochirus Agassiz 1846; Squammosa Catesby 1771;

Lepisosteus is a genus of gars in the family Lepisosteidae.

Distribution[]

While in the present day, Lepisosteus is only known across North America, fossil remains show it was much more widespread in the past, with specimens known from the Cretaceous of India and Brazil.

Systematics[]

Lepisosteidae

Atractosteus

A. tropicus

	A. tristoechus

	A. spatula

Lepisosteus

	L. oculatus

	L. platyrhincus

	L. osseus

	L. platostomus

Species[]

The currently recognized species are:^[4]

Extant species[]

Scientific name	Common name	Distribution
Lepisosteus oculatus Winchell 1864	Spotted gar	North America
Lepisosteus osseus Linnaeus, 1758	Longnose gar	east coast of North and Central America in freshwater lakes and as far west as Kansas and Texas and southern New Mexico
Lepisosteus platostomus Rafinesque 1820	Shortnose gar	Montana to the west and the Ohio River to the east, southwards to the Gulf Coast.
Lepisosteus platyrhincus DeKay 1842	Florida gar	USA from the Savannah River and Ochlockonee River watersheds of Georgia and throughout peninsular Florida

Fossil species[]

† (Cope 1877)
† Grande 2010
† (Laube 1901)
† Santos 1984
† (Cope 1873)
† Marsh 1871
† Woodward 1908
† (Cope 1877)
† Wood 1846
† Fowler 1911
† Lambe 1908
† (Cope 1869)
† Leidy 1873
†^[5]^[6]
† Estes 1964
† Kinkelin 1884
† Gervais 1888
† Marsh 1871

Three species formerly classified in Lepisosteus (tropical gar, Cuban gar, and alligator gar) are now assigned to the genus Atractosteus.^{[citation needed]}

References[]

^ Sepkoski, Jack (2002). "A compendium of fossil marine animal genera". Bulletins of American Paleontology. 363: 1–560. Archived from the original on 2011-07-23. Retrieved 2008-01-08.
^ Froese, R.; Pauly, D. (2017). "Lepisosteidae". FishBase version (02/2017). Retrieved 18 May 2017.
^ "Lepisosteidae" (PDF). Deeplyfish- fishes of the world. Retrieved 18 May 2017.
^ Haaramo, Mikko (2007). "Lepisosteiformes – gars and relatives". Mikko's Phylogeny Archive. Retrieved 3 July 2017.
^ Pearson et al., 2002, p.154
^ "Class Osteichthyes," in Estes and Berberian, 1970, p.3

External links[]

Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2011). Species of Lepisosteus in FishBase. June 2011 version.

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[1] Sepkoski, Jack (2002). "A compendium of fossil marine animal genera". Bulletins of American Paleontology. 363: 1–560. Archived from the original on 2011-07-23. Retrieved 2008-01-08.

[2] Froese, R.; Pauly, D. (2017). "Lepisosteidae". FishBase version (02/2017). Retrieved 18 May 2017.

[3] "Lepisosteidae" (PDF). Deeplyfish- fishes of the world. Retrieved 18 May 2017.

[mikko-4] Haaramo, Mikko (2007). "Lepisosteiformes – gars and relatives". Mikko's Phylogeny Archive. Retrieved 3 July 2017.

[parsons-5] Pearson et al., 2002, p.154

[eb1970-bonyfish-6] "Class Osteichthyes," in Estes and Berberian, 1970, p.3

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Lepisosteus Temporal range: 112–0 Ma PreꞒ Ꞓ O S D C P T J K Pg N Early Cretaceous to present^[1]

Longnose gar, Lepisosteus osseus
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Actinopterygii
Order:	Lepisosteiformes
Family:	Lepisosteidae
Genus:	Lepisosteus Lacepède, 1803
Species
See text
Synonyms^[2]^[3]
Acus Catesby 1771 non Adams & Adams 1853 non Chen, Yang & Wilson 1989 non De Bomare 1791 non Gray 1847 non Humphrey 1797 non Müller 1766 non Müller 1774 non Plumier 1803 non (Swainson 1839) Lepidosteus Koenig 1825 [Agassiz 1836; Lacépède 1803] Pneumatosteus Cope 1869 Clastichthys Whitley 1940 Clastes Cope 1873 non Walckenaer 1833 Cylindrosteus (Rafinesque 1820) Lepisosteus (Cylindrosteus) Rafinesque 1820 Psalidostomus Minding 1832 Sarchirus Rafinesque 1818 Sarcochirus Agassiz 1846 Squammosa Catesby 1771