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[Zaminpirlo]

yessir looks a spotted

 

[Wiggles92]

Did you buy it from an LFS or catch it yourself?

It's most likely a Florida gar if you got it from an LFS. If you caught it near where you are located, then it is most likely a spotted gar.

 

[Lepisosteus platyrhincus]

99% florida

 

[Piscine]

Bump

 

[E_americanus]

Bump

x2 on the comments about source...if you caught it locally then it has to be a spotted, but if you purchased it, it is almost surely a florida. it's usually difficult to tell from photos, so that locality info would help. wild spotteds from your area tend to be a little "muddier" in color and with somewhat shorter snouts...but that doesn't mean a YOY fish like that could show opposite traits.

i would lean more toward Florida gar though--
--solomon

 

[garobsessed15]

Sold to me as a florida but not 100% sure, any help?

 

[xander]

store bought? if so then yes, 99% florida gar.

 

[garobsessed15]

store bought? if so then yes, 99% florida gar.

brooklyn zoo and aquarium

 

[E_americanus]

brooklyn zoo and aquarium

you literally got it from a zoo? unusual that they were giving away specimens if that is the case. all that being said, should be a Florida gar in that case--
--solomon

 

[garobsessed15]

you literally got it from a zoo? unusual that they were giving away specimens if that is the case. all that being said, should be a Florida gar in that case--
--solomon

nonono! haha the pet store is called brooklyn zoo in aquarium bc they have many fish and lizards that you would see in zoos and aquariums...when i first went their ithought it was a zoo also lol