GARchived Videos - 2003-present

[E_americanus]

i have been going through several old files and managed to dig up some video from back in the day, starting around 2003. i will try to keep this thread updated with new videos as i find them...many are of species, forms, and individuals that aren't even available any longer (croc I, etc) or documentation that was some of the first shot (in terms of hobby footage) for some species (i.e. first batch of tropical gars, Cuban gars).

the first is just a brief clip that i have used at the end of a couple fish feeding mechanism presentations - this is a Florida gar and a crocodile gar "type I" (gator x shortnose) competing for the same goldfish. you can see who wins...not the teeth and the intermediate jaw/body form of the hybrid.

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more to come!--
--solomon

 

[E_americanus]

previous video was shot late 2003~early 2004.

next up:

YOY Cuban gars from the first order of very young juvenile Cubans brought in to the US in recent history (possibly ever, but that's hard to track). other than a very small order of sub-adults brought in in 2004, this is the only order of Cubans brought in to the US...they are definitely hard to come by!

as many of you know Cubans lack pattern for the most part as adults, but you can see they do show some striping as early-stage YOY:

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[Divasen]

Thanks for sharing , i never saw a baby cuban gar before.

 

[Lepisosteus platyrhincus]

nice! ill wait for more!!

 

[E_americanus]

next up, a short video from summer 2010:

this is a very early stage juvenile spotted gar feeding on brine shrimp. note the relatively undeveloped paired fins at this stage, and the prominent tail filament. also note the "S" curve attack pattern as the gar moves to strike the prey. more to come!--
--solomon

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[E_americanus]

a unique video from summer 2009:

this video shows newly hatched spotted gar larvae (background) and in the foreground spotted gar eggs/embryos. the eggs are very close to hatching - if you watch the video carefully you can actually see the embryos twitching and flipping in the eggs from time to time.--
--solomon

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[Conner]

Very cool footage Sol. Hard to believe our giant scaly monsters start out as something so tiny and vulnerable...