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Atractosteus spatula (Lacepède, 1803)

Alligator gar
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Mexico country information

Common names: Catán, Catán, Pejelagarto
Occurrence: native
Salinity: freshwater
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Uses: no uses
Comments: Status of threat: vulnerable. Criteria: 1,2 (http://fisc.er.usgs.gov/afs/) (Ref. 81264).
National Checklist:
Country Information: https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/resources/the-world-factbook/geos/mx.html
National Fisheries Authority:
Occurrences: Occurrences Point map
Main Ref: Anonymous, 1994
National Database:

Common names from other countries

Garpique alligator, Catán, Catán, ... more

Classification / Names Common names | Synonyms | Catalog of Fishes(genus, species) | ITIS | CoL | WoRMS | Cloffa

Holostei (gars and bowfins) > Lepisosteiformes (Gars) > Lepisosteidae (Gars)
Etymology: Atractosteus: Greek, atraktos, arrow + Greek, osteon = bone (Ref. 45335);  spatula: Atractosteus meaning spindle bone, and spatula in reference to the broad, elongated snout (Ref. 79012).
  More on author: Lacepède.

Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range Ecology

Freshwater; brackish; demersal; depth range 0 - ? m (Ref. 55223).   Subtropical; 44°N - 20°N, 101°W - 82°W (Ref. 55223)

Distribution Countries | FAO areas | Ecosystems | Occurrences |
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