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Lepisosteus oculatus Winchell, 1864

Spotted gar
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> Lepisosteiformes (Gars) > Lepisosteidae (Gars)
Etymology: Lepisosteus: Greek, lepis = scale + Greek, osteon = bone; bony sacled (Ref. 45335).

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

; eau douce; saumâtre démersal. Subtropical; 12°C - 20°C (Ref. 2060); 52°N - 24°N, 99°W - 74°W

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North America: Lake Erie and south Lake Michigan drainages south through Mississippi River basin to Gulf Slope drainages from lower Apalachicola River in Florida to Nueces River in Texas, USA.

Length at first maturity / Taille / Poids / Âge

Maturity: Lm ?, range 40 - ? cm
Max length : 150 cm TL mâle / non sexé; (Ref. 57533); common length : 100.0 cm TL mâle / non sexé; (Ref. 3728); poids max. publié: 4.4 kg (Ref. 40637); âge max. reporté: 18 années (Ref. 12193)

Description synthétique Clés d'identification | Morphologie | Morphométrie

Profusion of dark spots on the body, head and fins. Dark in coloration (Ref. 37032).

Biologie     Glossaire (ex. epibenthic)

Facultative air-breathing (Ref. 126274); Adults occur in quiet, clear pools and backwaters of lowland creeks, small to large rivers, oxbow lakes, swamps and sloughs. Occasionally enter brackish waters. A voracious predator feeding on various kinds of fishes and crustaceans.

Life cycle and mating behavior Maturité | Reproduction | Frai | Œufs | Fécondité | Larves

Référence principale Upload your references | Références | Coordinateur : Wiley, Ed | Collaborateurs

Robins, C.R., R.M. Bailey, C.E. Bond, J.R. Brooker, E.A. Lachner, R.N. Lea and W.B. Scott, 1991. Common and scientific names of fishes from the United States and Canada. Am. Fish. Soc. Spec. Publ. (20):183 p. (Ref. 3814)

Statut dans la liste rouge de l'IUCN (Ref. 130435: Version 2024-1)

  Préoccupation mineure (LC) ; Date assessed: 20 March 2018

CITES

Not Evaluated

CMS (Ref. 116361)

Not Evaluated

Menace pour l'homme

  Harmless





Utilisations par l'homme

Pêcheries: intérêt commercial mineur; pêche sportive: oui
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Estimates based on models

Phylogenetic diversity index (Ref. 82804):  PD50 = 0.5781   [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].
Bayesian length-weight: a=0.00269 (0.00115 - 0.00629), b=3.24 (3.04 - 3.44), in cm total length, based on LWR estimates for this species & (Sub)family-body (Ref. 93245).
Niveau trophique (Ref. 69278):  4.0   ±0.66 se; based on food items.
Résilience (Ref. 120179):  Milieu, temps minimum de doublement de population : 1,4 à 4,4 années (tm=4; Fec=1,772).
Fishing Vulnerability (Ref. 59153):  Very high vulnerability (90 of 100).
Catégorie de prix (Ref. 80766):   Unknown.
Nutrients (Ref. 124155):  Calcium = 37.9 [23.5, 80.5] mg/100g; Iron = 0.781 [0.471, 1.202] mg/100g; Protein = 18.6 [17.7, 19.5] %; Omega3 = 0.271 [0.161, 0.458] g/100g; Selenium = 45.8 [25.3, 84.3] μg/100g; VitaminA = 6.17 [2.51, 14.71] μg/100g; Zinc = 0.573 [0.426, 0.794] mg/100g (wet weight);