Cuban gar
Atractosteus tristoechus
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- Scientific name
- Atractosteus tristoechus
- Family
- Lepisosteidae
Fact sheet
General
- Water
- Freshwater
- Group
- Fish
Taxonomy
- Family
- Lepisosteidae
- Order
- Lepisosteiformes
- Synonyms
- Atractoseus tristoechus, Esox tristoechus, Lepidosteus manjuari, Lepisosteus tristoechus
Origin
- Native region
- América do Norte
Water
- Temperature
- 18–23 °C
Size and lifespan
- Adult size
- 180 cm
Behavior
- Social life
- Solitary
- Swimming level
- Bottom
- Diet
- Carnivore
Care
- Care difficulty
- Difficult
Conservation and trade
- IUCN status
- Critically endangered (CR)
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