Atractosteus
| Atractosteus | |
|---|---|
| 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 | |
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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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