Alligator gar predate the dinosaurs by about 50 million years. Their scales are hard enough that pre-contact peoples used them as arrowheads — and they can breathe air from the surface when water goes anoxic.
STATUS
Vulnerable
Native · Lepisosteidae
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🪪 ID marks
Alligator-like snout with two tooth rows
Olive diamond scales
Blunt head
💡 Tips
CPR — catch, photo, release
Use a bite guard
Give them time to swallow
🌙 Lunar profile
LOW-MED Lunar ImpactBest phases: Full Moon
☀️ Daytime
Apex ambush predator in slow, warm backwaters. Spring spawn shows some lunar correlation. Target large structure.
🌙 Nighttime
Occasional nocturnal hunting but not strongly lunar-driven. Primary feeding is opportunistic.
🔗 Source: AGFC Alligator Gar management; gar spawning biology
Regulations
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