WoRMS taxon details
Lepisosteus osseus (Linnaeus, 1758)
157872 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:157872)
accepted
Species
Lepidosteus gracilis Richardson, 1836 (misspelling)
Lepidosteus mulberti Duméril, 1870 (misspelling)
Lepidosteus smithi Duméril, 1870 (misspelling)
Lepidosteus thompsoni Duméril, 1870 (misspelling)
Lepidosteus treculi Duméril, 1870 (misspelling)
Lepisosteus gavialis Lacepède, 1803 (misspelling)
(of Esox osseus Linnaeus, 1758) Linnaeus, C. (1758). Systema Naturae per regna tria naturae, secundum classes, ordines, genera, species, cum characteribus, differentiis, synonymis, locis. <em>Editio decima, reformata [10th revised edition], vol. 1: 824 pp. Laurentius Salvius: Holmiae.</em> , available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/726886 [details] Available for editors 
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Distribution North and Central America: along the coasts and inland from Quebec to northern Mexico
Distribution North and Central America: along the coasts and inland from Quebec to northern Mexico [details]
Froese, R. and D. Pauly. Editors. (2022). FishBase. Lepisosteus osseus (Linnaeus, 1758). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=157872 on 2022-01-26
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original description
(of Esox osseus Linnaeus, 1758) Linnaeus, C. (1758). Systema Naturae per regna tria naturae, secundum classes, ordines, genera, species, cum characteribus, differentiis, synonymis, locis. <em>Editio decima, reformata [10th revised edition], vol. 1: 824 pp. Laurentius Salvius: Holmiae.</em> , available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/726886 [details] Available for editors [request]
basis of record Scott, W.B.; Scott, M.G. (1988). Atlantic fishes of Canada. <em>Canadian Bulletin of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences.</em> No. 219. 731 pp. [details]
additional source Welshman, D.; Kohler, S; Black, J.; and L. Van Guelpen. (2003). An atlas of distributions of Canadian Atlantic fishes. , available online at http://epe.lac-bac.gc.ca/100/205/301/ic/cdc/FishAtlas/default.htm [details]
additional source McEachran, J. D. (2009). Fishes (Vertebrata: Pisces) of the Gulf of Mexico, Pp. 1223–1316 in: Felder, D.L. and D.K. Camp (eds.), Gulf of Mexico–Origins, Waters, and Biota. Biodiversity. Texas A&M Press, College Station, Texas. [details]
additional source Froese, R. & D. Pauly (Editors). (2021). FishBase. World Wide Web electronic publication. version (08/2021)., available online at https://www.fishbase.org [details]
[request] basis of record Scott, W.B.; Scott, M.G. (1988). Atlantic fishes of Canada. <em>Canadian Bulletin of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences.</em> No. 219. 731 pp. [details]
additional source Welshman, D.; Kohler, S; Black, J.; and L. Van Guelpen. (2003). An atlas of distributions of Canadian Atlantic fishes. , available online at http://epe.lac-bac.gc.ca/100/205/301/ic/cdc/FishAtlas/default.htm [details]
additional source McEachran, J. D. (2009). Fishes (Vertebrata: Pisces) of the Gulf of Mexico, Pp. 1223–1316 in: Felder, D.L. and D.K. Camp (eds.), Gulf of Mexico–Origins, Waters, and Biota. Biodiversity. Texas A&M Press, College Station, Texas. [details]
additional source Froese, R. & D. Pauly (Editors). (2021). FishBase. World Wide Web electronic publication. version (08/2021)., available online at https://www.fishbase.org [details]
Present Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
From other sources
Diet Feeds on fishes and crustaceans [details]Distribution North and Central America: along the coasts and inland from Quebec to northern Mexico [details]
Habitat Found in sluggish pools, backwaters and brackish waters; migrate upriver to spawn; primary a freshwater species. [details]
Habitat benthic [details]
Importance Social - Minor Commercial, gamefish [details]
Predators Finfishes [details]
Reproduction External fertilization; eggs and larvae are demersal and adhesive [details]
| Language | Name | |
|---|---|---|
| English | longnose gar | [details] |
| French | lépisosté osseux | [details] |
| Spanish | catán aguja | [details] |
To Barcode of Life (22 barcodes)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (10 publications) (from synonym Sarchirus argenteus Rafinesque, 1820)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (10 publications) (from synonym Lepidosteus gracilis Richardson, 1836)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (11 publications) (from synonym Lepisosteus gavial Lacepède, 1803)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (11 publications) (from synonym Lepisosteus huronensis Richardson, 1836)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (124 publications) (from synonym Esox osseus Linnaeus, 1758)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (15 publications) (from synonym Lepidosteus bison DeKay, 1842)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (15 publications) (from synonym Lepidosteus crassus Cope, 1865)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (15 publications) (from synonym Lepisosteus gavialis Lacepède, 1803)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (17 publications) (from synonym Lepisosteus longirostris Rafinesque, 1820)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (2 publications) (from synonym Lepisosteus treculii Duméril, 1870)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (2 publications) (from synonym Lepisosteus gracilis Richardson, 1836)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (2 publications) (from synonym Lepidosteus smithi Duméril, 1870)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (20 publications) (from synonym Lepisosteus oxyurus Rafinesque, 1820)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (21 publications) (from synonym Esox viridis Gmelin, 1789)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (249 publications)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (26 publications) (from synonym Sarchirus vittatus Rafinesque, 1818)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (3 publications) (from synonym Lepidosteus rostratus Cuvier, 1836)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (4 publications) (from synonym Lepidosteus elisabeth Duméril, 1870)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (4 publications) (from synonym Lepidosteus ayresii Duméril, 1870)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (5 publications) (from synonym Lepisosteus stenorhynchus Rafinesque, 1818)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (5 publications) (from synonym Lepidosteus smithii Duméril, 1870)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (6 publications) (from synonym Lepidosteus piquotianus Duméril, 1870)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (7 publications) (from synonym Lepidosteus milberti Duméril, 1870)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (7 publications) (from synonym Lepidosteus clintonii Duméril, 1870)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (7 publications) (from synonym Macrognathus loricatus Gronow, 1854)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (8 publications) (from synonym Lepisosteus lineatus Thompson, 1842)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (8 publications) (from synonym Lepidosteus copei Duméril, 1870)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (8 publications) (from synonym Lepidosteus harlani Duméril, 1870)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (8 publications) (from synonym Lepidosteus lamarii Duméril, 1870)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (8 publications) (from synonym Lepidosteus leptorhynchus Girard, 1858)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (8 publications) (from synonym Lepidosteus lesueurii Duméril, 1870)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (8 publications) (from synonym Lepidosteus otarius Cope, 1865)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (8 publications) (from synonym Lepidosteus troostii Duméril, 1870)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (9 publications) (from synonym Lepidosteus thompsoni Duméril, 1870)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (9 publications) (from synonym Lepidosteus louisianensis Duméril, 1870)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (9 publications) (from synonym Lepidosteus horatii Duméril, 1870)
To European Nucleotide Archive (ENA)
To Fishbase (from synonym Esox viridis Gmelin, 1789)
To Fishbase (from synonym Esox osseus Linnaeus, 1758)
To Fishbase (from synonym Lepisosteus gracilis Richardson, 1836)
To Fishbase (from synonym Lepisosteus gavial Lacepède, 1803)
To Fishbase (from synonym Lepisosteus lineatus Thompson, 1842)
To Fishbase (from synonym Lepisosteus huronensis Richardson, 1836)
To Fishbase (from synonym Lepisosteus oxyurus Rafinesque, 1820)
To Fishbase (from synonym Lepisosteus longirostris Rafinesque, 1820)
To Fishbase (from synonym Macrognathus loricatus Gronow, 1854)
To Fishbase (from synonym Lepidosteus ayresii Duméril, 1870)
To Fishbase (from synonym Lepisosteus stenorhynchus Rafinesque, 1818)
To Fishbase (from synonym Lepisosteus treculii Duméril, 1870)
To Fishbase (from synonym Lepidosteus horatii Duméril, 1870)
To Fishbase (from synonym Lepidosteus lamarii Duméril, 1870)
To Fishbase (from synonym Lepidosteus harlani Duméril, 1870)
To Fishbase (from synonym Lepidosteus elisabeth Duméril, 1870)
To Fishbase (from synonym Lepidosteus copei Duméril, 1870)
To Fishbase (from synonym Lepidosteus crassus Cope, 1865)
To Fishbase (from synonym Lepidosteus clintonii Duméril, 1870)
To Fishbase (from synonym Lepidosteus bison DeKay, 1842)
To Fishbase (from synonym Lepidosteus louisianensis Duméril, 1870)
To Fishbase (from synonym Lepidosteus milberti Duméril, 1870)
To Fishbase (from synonym Lepidosteus lesueurii Duméril, 1870)
To Fishbase (from synonym Lepidosteus leptorhynchus Girard, 1858)
To Fishbase (from synonym Lepidosteus otarius Cope, 1865)
To Fishbase (from synonym Lepidosteus piquotianus Duméril, 1870)
To Fishbase (from synonym Lepidosteus smithii Duméril, 1870)
To Fishbase (from synonym Lepidosteus thompsonii Duméril, 1870)
To Fishbase (from synonym Lepidosteus rostratus Cuvier, 1836)
To Fishbase (from synonym Lepidosteus thompsoni Duméril, 1870)
To Fishbase (from synonym Lepidosteus treculi Duméril, 1870)
To Fishbase (from synonym Lepidosteus smithi Duméril, 1870)
To Fishbase (from synonym Lepidosteus mulberti Duméril, 1870)
To Fishbase (from synonym Lepidosteus troostii Duméril, 1870)
To Fishbase (from synonym Sarchirus argenteus Rafinesque, 1820)
To Fishbase (from synonym Sarchirus vittatus Rafinesque, 1818)
To Fishbase (from synonym Lepisosteus gavialis Lacepède, 1803)
To GenBank (209 nucleotides; 146 proteins)
To GenBank (209 nucleotides; 146 proteins) (from synonym Esox osseus Linnaeus, 1758)
To Global Biotic Interactions (GloBI)
To IUCN Red List (Least Concern)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Lepisosteus osseus RAD103871-001)
To ITIS
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (10 publications) (from synonym Sarchirus argenteus Rafinesque, 1820)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (10 publications) (from synonym Lepidosteus gracilis Richardson, 1836)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (11 publications) (from synonym Lepisosteus gavial Lacepède, 1803)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (11 publications) (from synonym Lepisosteus huronensis Richardson, 1836)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (124 publications) (from synonym Esox osseus Linnaeus, 1758)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (15 publications) (from synonym Lepidosteus bison DeKay, 1842)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (15 publications) (from synonym Lepidosteus crassus Cope, 1865)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (15 publications) (from synonym Lepisosteus gavialis Lacepède, 1803)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (17 publications) (from synonym Lepisosteus longirostris Rafinesque, 1820)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (2 publications) (from synonym Lepisosteus treculii Duméril, 1870)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (2 publications) (from synonym Lepisosteus gracilis Richardson, 1836)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (2 publications) (from synonym Lepidosteus smithi Duméril, 1870)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (20 publications) (from synonym Lepisosteus oxyurus Rafinesque, 1820)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (21 publications) (from synonym Esox viridis Gmelin, 1789)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (249 publications)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (26 publications) (from synonym Sarchirus vittatus Rafinesque, 1818)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (3 publications) (from synonym Lepidosteus rostratus Cuvier, 1836)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (4 publications) (from synonym Lepidosteus elisabeth Duméril, 1870)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (4 publications) (from synonym Lepidosteus ayresii Duméril, 1870)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (5 publications) (from synonym Lepisosteus stenorhynchus Rafinesque, 1818)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (5 publications) (from synonym Lepidosteus smithii Duméril, 1870)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (6 publications) (from synonym Lepidosteus piquotianus Duméril, 1870)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (7 publications) (from synonym Lepidosteus milberti Duméril, 1870)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (7 publications) (from synonym Lepidosteus clintonii Duméril, 1870)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (7 publications) (from synonym Macrognathus loricatus Gronow, 1854)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (8 publications) (from synonym Lepisosteus lineatus Thompson, 1842)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (8 publications) (from synonym Lepidosteus copei Duméril, 1870)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (8 publications) (from synonym Lepidosteus harlani Duméril, 1870)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (8 publications) (from synonym Lepidosteus lamarii Duméril, 1870)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (8 publications) (from synonym Lepidosteus leptorhynchus Girard, 1858)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (8 publications) (from synonym Lepidosteus lesueurii Duméril, 1870)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (8 publications) (from synonym Lepidosteus otarius Cope, 1865)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (8 publications) (from synonym Lepidosteus troostii Duméril, 1870)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (9 publications) (from synonym Lepidosteus thompsoni Duméril, 1870)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (9 publications) (from synonym Lepidosteus louisianensis Duméril, 1870)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (9 publications) (from synonym Lepidosteus horatii Duméril, 1870)
To European Nucleotide Archive (ENA)
To Fishbase (from synonym Esox viridis Gmelin, 1789)
To Fishbase (from synonym Esox osseus Linnaeus, 1758)
To Fishbase (from synonym Lepisosteus gracilis Richardson, 1836)
To Fishbase (from synonym Lepisosteus gavial Lacepède, 1803)
To Fishbase (from synonym Lepisosteus lineatus Thompson, 1842)
To Fishbase (from synonym Lepisosteus huronensis Richardson, 1836)
To Fishbase (from synonym Lepisosteus oxyurus Rafinesque, 1820)
To Fishbase (from synonym Lepisosteus longirostris Rafinesque, 1820)
To Fishbase (from synonym Macrognathus loricatus Gronow, 1854)
To Fishbase (from synonym Lepidosteus ayresii Duméril, 1870)
To Fishbase (from synonym Lepisosteus stenorhynchus Rafinesque, 1818)
To Fishbase (from synonym Lepisosteus treculii Duméril, 1870)
To Fishbase (from synonym Lepidosteus horatii Duméril, 1870)
To Fishbase (from synonym Lepidosteus lamarii Duméril, 1870)
To Fishbase (from synonym Lepidosteus harlani Duméril, 1870)
To Fishbase (from synonym Lepidosteus elisabeth Duméril, 1870)
To Fishbase (from synonym Lepidosteus copei Duméril, 1870)
To Fishbase (from synonym Lepidosteus crassus Cope, 1865)
To Fishbase (from synonym Lepidosteus clintonii Duméril, 1870)
To Fishbase (from synonym Lepidosteus bison DeKay, 1842)
To Fishbase (from synonym Lepidosteus louisianensis Duméril, 1870)
To Fishbase (from synonym Lepidosteus milberti Duméril, 1870)
To Fishbase (from synonym Lepidosteus lesueurii Duméril, 1870)
To Fishbase (from synonym Lepidosteus leptorhynchus Girard, 1858)
To Fishbase (from synonym Lepidosteus otarius Cope, 1865)
To Fishbase (from synonym Lepidosteus piquotianus Duméril, 1870)
To Fishbase (from synonym Lepidosteus smithii Duméril, 1870)
To Fishbase (from synonym Lepidosteus thompsonii Duméril, 1870)
To Fishbase (from synonym Lepidosteus rostratus Cuvier, 1836)
To Fishbase (from synonym Lepidosteus thompsoni Duméril, 1870)
To Fishbase (from synonym Lepidosteus treculi Duméril, 1870)
To Fishbase (from synonym Lepidosteus smithi Duméril, 1870)
To Fishbase (from synonym Lepidosteus mulberti Duméril, 1870)
To Fishbase (from synonym Lepidosteus troostii Duméril, 1870)
To Fishbase (from synonym Sarchirus argenteus Rafinesque, 1820)
To Fishbase (from synonym Sarchirus vittatus Rafinesque, 1818)
To Fishbase (from synonym Lepisosteus gavialis Lacepède, 1803)
To GenBank (209 nucleotides; 146 proteins)
To GenBank (209 nucleotides; 146 proteins) (from synonym Esox osseus Linnaeus, 1758)
To Global Biotic Interactions (GloBI)
To IUCN Red List (Least Concern)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Lepisosteus osseus RAD103871-001)
To ITIS
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