Marble Gar??

[Kuda]

marbled gar-(Boulengerella maculata) its not really a gar just kinda looks like one-Anne

anne, this is not a gar?? do u know what it is, it resembles a juvie gar, and only takes live foods>.....

 

[beblondie]

this is not a gar? No it is not a gar
do u know what it is?
marbled gar-(Boulengerella maculata)
it resembles a juvie gar.Yes kind of the reason the common name for it is marbled gar it is however not a member of the gar family-Anne

 

[Kuda]

do they look like gars at adult size?? i think they get about 12'' alot smaller than a real gar, but do u think they are alot like gars?

 

[BDawg364]

Um..... I'm pretty sure thats a juvenile Spotted Gar (aka Florida Gar). I used to have 2 of them. They like live foods such as guppies and sometimes ghost shrimp.

I think it was mislabeled.....

 

[Kuda]

I NEW IT!!!! they have them hear, i was trying to get to the bottom of why ppl sed it wasent a gar

 

[beblondie]

why ppl sed it wasent a gar
Because it isn't a gar there are no gars found naturally occuring in south america.Heres a list of the true gar species
Gars
Atractosteus spatula- alligator gar 6-10 '
Atractosteus tropicus- tropical gar 4'
Atractosteus tristoechus- cuban gar 6'
Lepisosteus osseus- longnose gar 6'
Lepisosteus platostomus- shortnose gar 2 1/2'-
Lepisosteus oculatus- spotted gar 4'
Lepisosteus platyrhincus- florida gar 4'
hybrid gars
Lepisosteus platostomus x Atractosteus spatula- Crocodile gar type I
Lepisosteus platyrhincus or oculatus x Atractosteus spatula-Crocidile gar type 2
Four known types exist both in wild and cultivated varieties:

Atractosteus spatula X Lepisosteus platostomus (Croc gar type I)
A. spatula X L. platyrhinchus (Croc gar type II)
A. spatula X L. oculatus
A. spatula X L. osseus

There is a strong possiability of A.spatula X A. tropicus from mexican aquacultured fish

the following is a list of fish called gars that aren't really true gars--
rocket gar-Ctenolucius'' hujeta Gar'' characin (Ctenolucius hujeta)south americaSyn.Freshwater Barracuda, Xiphostoma hujeta, Luciocharax insculptus
needle nose gar-Xenocara dolichopterus -
marbled gar-(Boulengerella maculata)still looking but its not a true gar
maculata gar-Boulengerella maculata (Spotted Pike Characin, Peruvian Gar )
hujeta gar-Ctenolucius'' hujeta Gar'' characin (Ctenolucius hujeta)south america
South American gar-Xenentodon canaila _(ASIA)
gar characin--Ctenolucius'' hujeta Gar'' characin (Ctenolucius hujeta)south america
slant-nosed gar--Ctenolucius'' hujeta Gar'' characin (Ctenolucius hujeta)south america
silver gar -Xenentodon cancila. -(ASIA)
the above is a fine example of common or local names V scientific names
note three fish all have different common names but in fact are the same species-Anne

 

[Lepomis]

bdawg364 is wrong that is not a spotted gar or a florida gar it is a marbled gar(Boulengerella maculata) which is not a gar at all just looks like one.

 

[BDawg364]

bdawg364 is wrong that is not a spotted gar or a florida gar it is a marbled gar(Boulengerella maculata) which is not a gar at all just looks like one.

Whatever, don't hate on my guessing...... looks JUST like the 2 I had.

 

[Kuda]

oh so its a diff kinda fish, can someone gimmi some info on em? like there species and stuff

 

[Plowed]

http://fish.mongabay.com/species/Boulengerella_maculata.html