Gar Facts: a PREHISTORIC FISH?! | Animal Fact Files

Gar are often cited as prehistoric fish because they haven't changed much from their fossils. Gar are also known as "trash fish" for their bad reputation, but this is unfounded. Join us on this gar facts video to learn more from Animal Fact Files!

Scientific Name: Family - Lepisosteidae
Range: North America and Central America
Habitat: Wetlands, estuaries, and even lakes
Size: Up to 10 feet (3m) long
Diet: Fish, crustacean, and insects
Threats: Alligators
Life span: Up to fifty years

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Image and Video Credits:
ArnoldGetsWet -    • Gar fish in the wild waiting for a snack.  
epSos.de -    • Big Alligator Gar Fish in a Large Aquarium  
RAWWFishing -    • Video  
The_Gut - www.flickr.com/photos/frogbelly/510166799
amslerPIX - www.flickr.com/photos/amslerpix/31776310102
Jin Kemoole - www.flickr.com/photos/146401137@N06/34418480056
David Sledge - www.flickr.com/photos/dsledge/3539766238
Clinton & Charles Robertson's Photostream - www.flickr.com/photos/dad_and_clint/198586207
harum.koh - www.flickr.com/photos/harumkoh/15875795308
James St. John - www.flickr.com/photos/jsjgeology/34131742582
Brian Gratwicke - www.flickr.com/photos/briangratwicke/3782329885
Cliff - www.flickr.com/photos/nostri-imago/3148927599
Ryan Somma - www.flickr.com/photos/ideonexus/3633593259
jgellc - www.flickr.com/photos/52977007@N04/5038939517
Lynn Chan - www.flickr.com/photos/lynnylchan/12172181105
Rusty Clark - www.flickr.com/photos/rusty_clark/10476007736
Mat1583 - commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Longnose_Gar.JPG
Steven G. Johnson - commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Longnose_gar,_Bost…
© Raimond Spekking / CC BY-SA 4.0 (via Wikimedia Commons) - commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Kaimanfische_(Lepi…
ProjectManhattan - commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Alligator_gar_(Atr…
opencage.info - opencage.info/pics.e/large_18209.asp; opencage.info/pics.e/large_19596.asp; opencage.info/pics.e/large_5500.asp; opencage.info/pics.e/large_15670.asp
hargissssound - freesound.org/people/hargissssound/sounds/324591/

Research Credits:
www.nationalgeographic.com/environment/freshwater/…
www.britannica.com/animal/gar
www2.dnr.cornell.edu/cek7/nyfish/Lepisosteidae/lep…
animaldiversity.org/accounts/Lepisosteidae/
www.fishbase.de/summary/FamilySummary.php?ID=34
onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1002/jmor.10293
blog.nature.org/science/2017/11/13/gar-wars-a-fish…
elibrary.ru/item.asp?id=5338652
eol.org/pages/584620/details#life_cycle
eol.org/pages/5468/details
eol.org/pages/223876/details#life_cycle
www.fieldandstream.com/articles/fishing/2016/08/se…
www.bbc.com/earth/story/20150413-can-an-animal-sto…
thefisheriesblog.com/2016/09/06/the-7-wonderful-ga…

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