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  3. Chordates
  4. Ray-finned Fishes
  5. Gars and Bowfins

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Gars and Bowfins

Holostei

Includes
7 native
Where
In the US
Source
iNaturalist

Children

  • Gars 5 native
  • Bowfins 2 native

Range

United States

Greener is more native, amber more introduced; paler is less certain. How this was decided

Most observed native gars and bowfins All

Native to the US, by observations.

  • Longnose Gar Lepisosteus osseus 5,721 observations
  • Florida Gar Lepisosteus platyrhincus 4,630 observations
  • Spotted Gar Lepisosteus oculatus 3,894 observations
  • Eyetail Bowfin Amia ocellicauda 2,119 observations
  • Alligator Gar Atractosteus spatula 1,401 observations
  • Ruddy Bowfin Amia calva 1,032 observations
  • Shortnose Gar Lepisosteus platostomus 957 observations

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