Lepisosteus

Lepisosteus is a genus of gars in the family Lepisosteidae only known across North America.

 Species 
The currently recognized species are:

 Lepisosteus oculatus Winchell, 1864 (Spotted gar)
 Lepisosteus osseus Linnaeus, 1758 (Longnose gar)
 Lepisosteus platysomus Rafinesque, 1820 (Shortnose gar)
 Lepisosteus platyrhincus DeKay, 1842 (Florida gar)

 Related pages 

 Atractosteus

 References 

 "Lepisosteidae"  (PDF). Deeplyfish- fishes of the world. Retrieved 18 May 2017.
 "Class Osteichthyes," in Estes and Berberian, 1970, p.3
Taxon identifiers Wikidata: Q133479
 Wikispecies: Lepisosteus
 ADW: Lepisosteus
Category:Gars