Lepisosteidae.net

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primitivefishes.com
...for gar enthusiasts and anyone interested in gar research, etc.

http://www.lepisosteidae.net

this site will be continuously updated and have a more research/conservation/scientific focus than primitivefishes.com, but may be something gar folks here may want to check out.--
--solomon
 

xander

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very nice sol! will definately been keeping track of that site. i'm glad to see spotted and florida gar finally have different illustrations
 

E_americanus

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thanks for taking interest guys, this has been a long time coming in terms of necessity...we'll have more info up in the next week or two for sure.

the illustrations are done by a University of Michigan alum, emily damstra, and she was kind enough to let me use her prints for the site (she's done biological illustrations for many different publications). i have more illustrations that will be added soon as well. the differences between Florida and spotted gar are somewhat drastic in these illustrations, and don't necessarily represent ALL individuals...but you can see some traits coming through such as longer snout and stockier body...of course, this holds true primarily with wild specimens.

if you're interested in getting prints of those gars, visit her site...she has several other fishes as well (including bowfin).

we'll eventually have an email list set up for updates, etc etc too--
--solomon
 

channarox

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interesting site sol.
i will be following it...
so the few key differences between WILD florida and spotted gar are the snout thickness and girth?
 

ewurm

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Looks like a good project. I'll keep an eye.
 

vanimate

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Looks interesting, good looking out.
 

flamenco-t

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Great site...if donation to keep the site up ever come up into discussion, please let me contribute. You're doing a wonderful job to educate the masses.

stan
 

Nic

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love it solomon..... great job
 
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