florida,spotted,gator gar

[xander]

yes i misinterpreted it. i know all Atractosteus have two prominant rows,, i was just stating that from what i've seen in pics, gators just have it much more prominantly.

yup it cleared everything up.

 

[E_americanus]

yes i misinterpreted it. i know all Atractosteus have two prominant rows,, i was just stating that from what i've seen in pics, gators just have it much more prominantly.

yup it cleared everything up.

glad it was cleared up.

and regarding the prominent rows, photos can only tell you so much, and there aren't really many good photos of the jaws of other Atractosteus out there...i've looked at these in person with live and preserved specimens and the similarities are quite clear, gators really don't stand out significantly--
--solomon

 

[xander]

i just picked up my cuban, and i must say i agree wholeheartedly with you after seeing his chompers

 

[Weylin]

I think Spotted's too have rows of teeth.. From what i've see the second row is not very prominent..

 

[xander]

that's correct

 

[Polypterus]

I think Spotted's too have rows of teeth.. From what i've see the second row is not very prominent..

Depends on the size of the fish, those under 30cm have a very prominent second row on the palatine. They are not very "fang" like however as with the Genus Atractosteus.

 

[Polypterus]

glad it was cleared up.

and regarding the prominent rows, photos can only tell you so much, and there aren't really many good photos of the jaws of other Atractosteus out there...i've looked at these in person with live and preserved specimens and the similarities are quite clear, gators really don't stand out significantly--
--solomon

Reminds me that we need to get good photos of this in Lepisosteus, Atractosteus and the hybrids.....

 

[xander]

that'll be nice

 

[E_americanus]

Reminds me that we need to get good photos of this in Lepisosteus, Atractosteus and the hybrids.....

yeah, was thinking the same thing. i do have the shot of the croc I that was in TFH, and will work on the other dry-preserved specimens in the next couple weeks. other than a locality-confirmed spotted, we should be able to cover all the species--
--solomon

 

[Polypterus]

yeah, was thinking the same thing. i do have the shot of the croc I that was in TFH, and will work on the other dry-preserved specimens in the next couple weeks. other than a locality-confirmed spotted, we should be able to cover all the species--
--solomon

Could always go and borrow a head from the great jar of heads for a day