Longnose Gar (Lepisosteus osseus)

Longnose Gar (Lepisosteus osseous) is a primitive fish of the family, also known as Gar Gar Needlenose. The fish, also known as Billy Gar and Billfish are spread across North America, including Canada, USA and Mexico. In America, the most concentrated population of the south, Texasm Alabama (Cahaba River) and along the river Misissipi.

 Habitat is different biotypes of the large lakes, rivers to tidal creek, dams and ponds. While living in freshwater, some found living in brackish habitats. They can live in slow-flowing waters not even have current ones. These fish live in deep waters, warm temperate with abundant vegetation. Longnose gar have a typical physical muzzle long and narrow. At the muzzle there are many needle-like teeth. His body elongated cylindrical shape and is covered by a diamond-shaped scales, hard and not overlap. Generally they have a silver body color with white or greenish light in the abdomen. But if it is on the water is clean, it will appear black spotted body, fins and tail. Spotted that can be used to distinguish this species with other gar. Amount spotted him less when compared Spotted gar but a little more when compared Shortnose gar. Muzzle longnose gar longer than the muzzle of all gar species
 

TAXONOMY 

Kingdom :  Animalia 

Phylum    :  Chordata 

Class       :  Actinopterygii 

Order      :  Lepisosteiformes 

Family     :  Lepisosteidae 

Genus     :   Lepisosteus 

Species   :   Lepisosteus osseous 

Sport fish has a body size of up to 200 cm with a weight of about 4 pounds. However, if maintained, fish only reach a maximum length of 90 cm. The world record for the size of this fish ever caught in Texas Trinity River with a length of 2 m and a weight of 50.31 pounds. The life span of the fish ranged from 17-20 years. As a family gar, longnose gar also have primitive lungs that provide the ability for fish to breathe air directly. This means that the fish are able to breathe for some time while not being in the water.  

They often poked the muzzle quickly to the surface of the water that aims to take air directly. However, these fish do not have to breathe by taking air directly because fish have gills that are still functioning like other fish species.

Longnose Gar (Lepisosteus osseous) is a primitive fish of the family, also known as Gar Gar Needlenose. The fish, also known as Billy Gar and Billfish are spread across North America, including Canada, USA and Mexico. In America, the most concentrated population of the south, Texasm Alabama (Cahaba River) and along the river Misissipi. Habitat is different biotypes of the large lakes, rivers to tidal creek, dams and ponds.  

While living in freshwater, some found living in brackish habitats. They can live in slow-flowing waters not even have current ones. These fish live in deep waters, warm temperate with abundant vegetation. Longnose gar have a typical physical muzzle long and narrow. At the muzzle there are many needle-like teeth. His body elongated cylindrical shape and is covered by a diamond-shaped scales, hard and not overlap.  

Generally they have a silver body color with white or greenish light in the abdomen. But if it is on the water is clean, it will appear black spotted body, fins and tail. Spotted that can be used to distinguish this species with other gar. Amount spotted him less when compared Spotted gar but a little more when compared Shortnose gar. Muzzle longnose gar longer than the muzzle of all gar species.Sport fish has a body size of up to 200 cm with a weight of about 4 pounds. However, if maintained, fish only reach a maximum length of 90 cm.  

The world record for the size of this fish ever caught in Texas Trinity River with a length of 2 m and a weight of 50.31 pounds. The life span of the fish ranged from 17-20 years. As a family gar, longnose gar also have primitive lungs that provide the ability for fish to breathe air directly. This means that the fish are able to breathe for some time while not being in the water. They often poked the muzzle quickly to the surface of the water that aims to take air directly. However, these fish do not have to breathe by taking air directly because fish have gills that are still functioning like other fish species.