Baby of Longnose Gar
Lepisosteus osseus (Linnaeus)

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16 mm size of the Longnose Gar
Top, dorsal view; Middle, lateral view; Bottom, ventral view.

DATA ABOUT SPECIMEN ABOVE

Specimen above caught: June, 1980.
Collection Site: Shirley's Bay, Ottawa River, Ontario, Canada.
Collection Depth: 3-cm depth of water along shoreline.
Collection Method: Caught with hand-net.
Collectors: Daniel J. Faber.
Illustration above: Copyright, 2000, Canadian Museum of Nature, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada.