Florida Gar

The distance from the front of the eye to the back of the gill cover is less than 2 3 the length of the snout in the florida gar while it is more than 2 3 of the length in the spotted gar.

Florida gar. It measures from 51 7 to 132 2 cm 20 4 to 52 0 in long and typically weighs 1 36 to 4 36 kg 3 0 to 9 6 lb according to the igfa the record weight for this species is 10 kg 22 lb this species has irregular round black spots on the top. The florida gar lepisosteus platyrhincus is a species of gar found in the us from the savannah river and ochlockonee river watersheds of georgia and throughout peninsular florida florida gar can reach a length over 3 ft 91 cm. They are a lot quicker to react to a bait than the three species here in indiana. The longnose gar however will only have spots on their rear fins and an extremely elongated snout.

In the florida gar the distance is less than 2 3 the length of the snout and in the spotted gar it is more than 2 3 the snout length. The only other gar that is known to occur within the florida gar s range is the longnose gar which is found throughout much of the eastern half of the united states including florida at least as far south. Tons of florida gar in most of the ditches i ve been to in florida. Florida gar are often confused with spotted gars but are distinguishable from each other primarily by their snout length.

This is a mid sized species of gar. The feminine spawns by distributing her adhesive eggs in shallow swimming pools weedy backwaters or shallow areas close to the financial institution river financial institution. The florida gar reaches up to 52 4 in length and has a long toothy snout. Prehistoric fish with ganoid bony scales that have peg and socket joints forming a hard armor.

The adult florida gar is covered with brown olive spots and can be distinguished from other gars by the presence of spots on all fins and a shorter snout. The distance from the front of the eye to the back of the gill cover is less than 2 3 the length of the snout in the florida gar while it is more than 2 3 of the length in the spotted gar. Florida gar breeding data. The young feed on zooplankton and insect larvae as well as small fish adults mainly eat fish shrimp and crayfish.

Florida gar are found in the ochlockonee river and waters east and south in peninsular florida where they inhabit streams canals and lakes with mud or sand bottoms near underwater vegetation. Florida gar lepisosteus platyrhincus. The florida and spotted gars are distinguishable from each other primarily by the snout length. The florida gar lacks bony scales on the throat.

Although edible they are not popular. Irregular round spots occur on top of the head all over the body and fins. Florida gar are also taken with bow and arrow gigs or snag hooks.