-thanks for the comments and interest all; i took at TON of pics on this trip so it's taking a while to find the time to process them for posting. will get them up soon on various sites - will have a few on here, several overall trip pics on fbook and PFishes fbook page, more gar-related stuff on LEP.net, and then more highlight stuff on PFishes.com and my research site...hmmm, and i'm wondering why this is all taking so long...
as to the fish, this is one of the breeders of the "jaguar strain" TPG...the progeny, when the appropriate cross is made, really does produce a juvenile (and in some cases adults) that have this unique pattern. pretty crazy the variation they are working with on the farm!--
--solomon