**** MARBLE ALLIGATOR GAR***?

[Hoyo12]

This is the best I could find for info.
Not much, but it gives you the size, etc.
http://www.fishbase.org/Summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=27221

 

[Lepisosteus platyrhincus]

some mod plz move this to the proper forum. its not a true gar so it doesnt belong here.

 

[Spatula]

You can tell because true gar all have a "Rounded Tail". My video card is failing on this PC so everything is kinda grainy/blurry and I can still see the forks on the tails in the pic.

 

[justonemoretank]

Another clear indicator is whether or not they come up for air. If it doesn't breathe air from the surface, it's either a false gar or a dead true gar.

 

[E_americanus]

Another clear indicator is whether or not they come up for air. If it doesn't breathe air from the surface, it's either a false gar or a dead true gar.

...or it's a bowfin, a lungfish, a bichir, a tarpon, an African bonytongue, an arapaima...

 

[justonemoretank]

LOL okay I was actually referring to the Characins that are commonly mislabeled and mistaken for gars. But, you're right. In fact, my statement proves it's a betta, a cory cat, etc... hmmm... maybe photo ID is best.

 

[Burgess]

Sry Hope some one moves it for you. I just thought because it was labled as a gar it would go here.

 

[Burgess]

Hoyo12 thank you very much for all your help your great.

 

[Hoyo12]

Hoyo12 thank you very much for all your help your great.

No problem.

 

[SimonL]

Well, everyone posts about non-ancient gymnotiform knifefish in the ancient fish "knifefish" section, I can't see how posting about faux-gar in the Gar forum is any different.