ID this gar please!

[Bartkee]

he guys,
i really want a spotted gar,
the lepisosteus ocelatus.
i was in a lokale fish shop this afternoon, and spotted these 2 type of gars. i didnt buy them because i was affraid that they were alligators (Atractosteus spatula), and i dont want a alligator.
the told this was a Atractosteus spatula,

this is the one i am talkin about

furthermore they also had this kind of gar,
which they sold als spotted gar, lepisosteus ocelatus
i dont know what it really is
sorry for the bad pictures,
i made them with my phone

any idea what these guys are?

thnx

 

[Lepisosteus platyrhincus]

Now im not really good at iding but
i believe the first is gator gar
second is maybe a florida?pics are real clear but it looks like it, though the nose seems awfully long. hmm yes seems very long.....
feel free to correct me.

 

[Bartkee]

i believe 1 one is alligator as well,
but 2nd no idea... maybe longnose?

 

[Vicious_Fish]

Yeah the first one definitely looks like a gator gar.

 

[MultispeciesTamer]

i believe 1 one is alligator as well,
but 2nd no idea... maybe longnose?

 

[ultimatejay]

I agree, first one is a gator and the second one looks like a florida/spotted, but the pics are really too out of focus to properly id.

 

[E_americanus]

I agree, first one is a gator and the second one looks like a florida/spotted, but the pics are really too out of focus to properly id.

this is correct. first one is definitely an alligator gar, second one is very likely a Florida/spotted gar. if you're interested in a spotted gar, go with the second fish. good luck--
--solomon

 

[channarox]

already said...
first gator...
second...not sure but i think spotted/fl as well.

 

[pedro]

pics 1 to 5 look like a gator gar; last pic looks like a spotted/fl gar

 

[bobVillanueva]

the 1st is a gator, the 2nd is a blurry pic=/ sorry!