Gar ID - Part 2

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city_of_evil6661;2022116; said:
i wasnt thinking about the differences about LFS fish and their wild counterparts. i realize that the specimen in the pic is wild. this said could it be a platyrhincus?
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actually if you reread your posts you were comparing the fish in the image to the fish you got from the LFS...if this isn't the case it was worded incorrectly (you can check the posts).

to everyone--
nevertheless, there may be some differences (or some striking similarities) between this juvenile gar and the one in the other thread--
--solomon
 
i know i was comparing. and im also trying to figure out which species this is. its just that the differnces between LFS and wild fish wasnt on my mind at the time.
 
OK I here is my guess.. And yes I cut and pasted this answer from my last guess in the other thread.. And took out the info that was not as prominant or relevant to this thread.

Lepisosteus osseus

Reasoning.:

Obviously the most pronounced would be..
thin and lanky body.. At that size I would extact most of the other species to have some tub on them...

And last the Lack of pattern.. even though the species looks to have good patterns it does not look to have that of the most common two. And the pattern that is barely visible due to stress is light as in both adult and juvinile osseus.

The tail,... Well any way that confuses me So I am done with my guess and why..


I just looked at a bunch of pics and these reasons were the seemingly most prominant to this amatuer.
 
Hello????? Anyone coming back :D
 
But this was never answered....
 
will answer this tomorrow (wednesday)...will leave it open for a bit longer for more answers--
--solomon
 
Spotted Gar...because you're in Michigan and it's not a Longnose or Shortnose...:D
 
Polypterus;2050587; said:
Spottail gar Lepisosteus spiloptera... How do I know? well I just do ;)
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:ROFL:

gotta love the info one gets at the boat launches...one could discover a new species just about every other day!

all that being said, as noted by several people, this is a spotted gar, Lepisosteus oculatus, and indeed one of our specimens from Michigan.

compared to the longnose gar one can see that the body is a bit stockier, the snout, although pretty long, is not quite as long as a longnose snout (this can be pretty tough to see in some cases). the coloration is not necessarily diagnostic, as these fish can change color quite a bit. the pattern, however is different from longnoses in that longnoses will often have more of a blotchy lateral stripe towards the posterior, and longnoses lack a dorsal stripe (not that you can really see that here), whereas spotted and Florida will have a pretty bold dorsal stripe.

the fish in the photo is currently right around 6" long :) --
--solomon
 
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