gator vs croc I

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xander

xander

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hi guys, i was browsing on primitivefishes, and came across this picture for the hundredth time.

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i know it's a croc I, it looks different compared to a gator, but i cant quite put my finger on it. can you guys give me a hand in the ID differences bw croc gar I and gator gars? thanks!
 
I don't have any experience with either, but looking at it, its snout doesnt look as broad as a normal gator gar.
 
xander13;1789946; said:
or as short, but that doesn't seem to sum it up:D
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To me that would seem like enough info to tell you that it isn't just an alligator gar.
 
xander13;1789931; said:
hi guys, i was browsing on primitivefishes, and came across this picture for the hundredth time.

FloridaGar2a.JPG


i know it's a croc I, it looks different compared to a gator, but i cant quite put my finger on it. can you guys give me a hand in the ID differences bw croc gar I and gator gars? thanks!
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IM pretty sure theres no croc gar you must have gotten the name mixed with the alligator gars.
 
oscardelahoya93;1790097; said:
IM pretty sure theres no croc gar you must have gotten the name mixed with the alligator gars.
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there are croc gar. there is more than one "species" of them and they are hybrids. Go visit primitivefishes for more info on them.
 
hybrid gars
Lepisosteus platostomus x Atractosteus spatula- Crocodile gar type I
Lepisosteus platyrhincus or oculatus x Atractosteus spatula-Crocidile gar type 2
Four known types exist both in wild and cultivated varieties:

Atractosteus spatula X Lepisosteus platostomus (Croc gar type I)
A. spatula X L. platyrhinchus (Croc gar type II)
A. spatula X L. oculatus
A. spatula X L. osseus

There is a strong possiability of A.spatula X A. tropicus from mexican aquacultured fish
 
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