Lepisosteus oculatusSpotted Gar
Lepisosteidae · Winchell, 1864
Max length
1250mm SL49in SL
Known from Great Lakes Erie and Michigan with distribution extending south through the Mississippi River basin to the Gulf of Mexico drainages where it's said to occur between the lower Apalachicola River in Florida and the Nueces River in Texas. It may also be found in the Rio Grande which forms the border between Mexico and the United States further south where records include Falcon International Reservoir, for example.