Alligator gar
Atractosteus spatula
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- Scientific name
- Atractosteus spatula
- Family
- Lepisosteidae
Fact sheet
General
- Water
- Freshwater
- Group
- Fish
Taxonomy
- Family
- Lepisosteidae
- Order
- Lepisosteiformes
- Synonyms
- Atractosteus adamantinus, Atractosteus lucius, Esox cepedianus, Lepisosteus berlandieri, Lepisosteus ferox, Lepisosteus spatula, Litholepis adamantinus
Origin
- Native region
- Ásia, América do Norte
Water
- Temperature
- 11–23 °C
- pH
- 6–8
- General hardness (GH)
- 5–25 °dGH
Size and lifespan
- Adult size
- 305 cm
- Lifespan
- 23.3 years
Behavior
- Social life
- Solitary
- Swimming level
- Bottom
- Diet
- Carnivore
Care
- Care difficulty
- Moderate
Reproduction
- Breeding strategy
- Egg scatterer
Conservation and trade
- IUCN status
- Least concern (LC)
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