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species

Alligator Gar
Atractosteus spatula (Lacépède, 1803)

kingdom Animalia - animals » phylum Chordata - chordates » class Actinopterygii - ray-finned fishes » order Lepisosteiformes - gars » family Lepisosteidae - gars » genus Atractosteus

Scientific synonyms

Lepisosteus spatula Lacépède, 1803
Litholepis adamantinus Rafinesque, 1818
Atractosteus adamantinus (Rafinesque, 1818)
Lepisosteus berlandieri Girard, 1858
Esox cepedianus Shaw, 1804
Lepisosteus ferox Rafinesque, 1820
Atractosteus lucius Duméril, 1870

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Author: Klaus Rudloff

Links and literature

FishBase [1073]

Froese R., Pauly D. (eds.): FishBase [http://www.fishbase.org]

AQUATAB. World Wide Web electronic publication [species/2625]

Plíštil J. (Ed.) (2009): AQUATAB. World Wide Web electronic publication [http://aquatab.net] [as Atractosteus spatula (Lacepède, 1803)]
Data retrieved on: 17 January 2010

Wikipedia Articles [Alligator_gar]

Wikipedia Articles [https://en.wikipedia.org]

Zootier-Lexikon [6723:knochenhechte-alligatorhecht-atractosteus-spatula&Itemid=656]

Dollinger P.: Zootier-Lexikon
Data retrieved on: 26 May 2019

Hanel L., Novák J. (2001): České názvy živočichů V. Ryby a rybovití obratlovci (Pisces), 2. Nozdratí (Sarcopterygii), paprskoploutví (Actinopterygii) /mnohoploutví (Polypteriformes) – bezostní (Clupeiformes), Národní muzeum, (zoologické odd.), Praha, 64 pp. [as Atractosteus spatula (Lacépède, 1803)]
Data retrieved on: 5 June 2013

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