ID: Shortnose or Spotted?

[ivankchua]

Claimed and sold to me by my lfs as a shortnose. Let me know if different angled pics are needed for better id. TIA!

 

[Lepisosteus platyrhincus]

florida

 

[KNH]

It looks like a Florida to me also.

 

[USMCtanker]

look alot like a florida. but still im not 100% as his mouth does look a tad shorter an wider than most floridas i have had, haft to wait for someone that really knows lol. also the color an patterns look alittle off to be a florida. but hey gar id is def not my area of expert lol. either way its a very cool looken gar. nice pick up

 

[RedDwarf]

It's a florida gar and florida gars can vary quite a bit in coloration and in my experience, as they get bigger their snouts aren't as long as when they are younger.

 

[xander]

def florida gar, hope you didn't pay extra for it

 

[E_americanus]

Lepisosteifloridius scleropaphilius.

 

[xander]

 

[Lepisosteus platyrhincus]

lol

 

[fkabbage]

everyone who asks what gar they have it always seems to be a Florida. has anyone else noticed this