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Also Known As garfish • gar pike

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longnose gar (Lepisosteus osseus)
alligator gar (Atractosteus spatula)
shortnose gar (Lepisosteus platostomus)
juvenile shortnose gar (Lepisosteus platostomus)
juvenile shortnose gar (Lepisosteus platostomus)
Short-nosed gar
Spotted gar
longnose gar
types of fish scales
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