alligator gar

Wikispecies

alligator gar (plural alligator gars)

1. A species of gar native to the US, Atractosteus spatula, known for its extremely large size (in excess of 200 lbs).
   • 1967, George K. Reid, edited by Herbert S. Zim and George S. Fichter, Pond Life, New York: Golden Press, →LCCN, →OCLC, page 128:

     Alligator Gar of South grows 10 feet long, 100 pounds.

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