Atractosteus

Atractosteus is a genus of gars in the family Lepisosteidae, with three species.

 Species 

 Extant 

 Atractosteus spatula (Alligator gar) Lacépède, 1803
 Atractosteus tristoechus (Cuban gar) J. G. Scheider, 1801
 Atractosteus tropicus (Tropical gar) T. N. Gill, 1863

 Extinct 

 Atractosteus africanus Arambourg & Joleaud, 1943
 Atractosteus grandei Brownstein & Lyson, 2022

 Related pages 

 Atractosteus africanus
 Abadzekhia
 Chibapsetta
 Tubemouth
 Lepisosteus
 Wallace's flying frog
 List of prehistoric bony fish genera

 References 

 Cavin, Lionel; Martin, Michel; Valentin, Xavier (1996). "Occurrence of Atractosteus africanus (actinopterygii, lepisosteidae) in the early Campanien of Ventabren (Bouches-du-Rhône, France). Paleobiogeographical implications". Revue de Paléobiologie. 15 (1): 1–7.

Category:Freshwater fish
Category:Gars