The states of Texas and Louisiana permit regulated commercial fishing for alligator gars, however, the demand is nominal. The hard, ganoid scales on alligator gars protect them like a suit of armor. Some Native American Indians used the scales as arrowheads, and for adornment on their tribal dress. Although rare, ganoid scales are still being used as jewelry today. Many researchers see gars as a link between the scientific research of today and what has evolved from a primitive past.
Gars can breathe both air and water, which is one of the reasons they are still around today.
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