Tropical gar

Tropical gar

Taxobox
name = Tropical Gar
regnum = Animalia
phylum = Chordata
classis = Actinopterygii
ordo = Lepisosteiformes
familia = Lepisosteidae
genus = "Atractosteus"
species = "A. tropicus"
binomial = "Atractosteus tropicus"
binomial_authority = Gill, 1863
The tropical gar, "Atractosteus tropicus", is a fish found in freshwaters from southern Mexico to Costa Rica, reported to reach lengths of up to 1.5 m in the wild (albeit often much smaller in captivity). The tropical gar looks very similar to the longnose gar in colour and markings, but can be distinguished by its shorter, broader snout. The tropical gar's diet consists mainly of cichlids and other fish.

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