Atractosteus
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Atractosteus is a genus of gars in the family Lepisosteidae, with three species. The genus first appeared in the Campanian in the Late Cretaceous.
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Atractosteus | |
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Alligator gar | |
Scientific classification ![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Actinopterygii |
Clade: | Ginglymodi |
Order: | Lepisosteiformes |
Family: | Lepisosteidae |
Tribe: | Lepisosteini |
Genus: | Atractosteus (Rafinesque, 1820) |
Type species | |
Esox spatula Lacépède, 1803 | |
Species | |
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Synonyms[2][3] | |
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