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Alligator Gar Fish Species Information

Alligator Gar

Label Details
Scientific Fish Name: Atractosteus spatula
Other Fish Name: Gator Gar
Regions Fished: Alligator gar are found in the southeastern United States: Texas, Oklahoma, Louisiana, Mississippi, North Carolina, South Carolina, Alabama, Tennessee, Kentucky, Arkansas, Missouri, Florida, Georgia, Maryland, and in Paris, Illinois in the Twin Lakes area
World Record:
Common Tackle:
Additional Information: Unlike other Gars, the mature Alligator Gar possesses a dual row of large teeth in the upper jaw. These remarkably Alligator-like teeth, along with its snout, give it its name.