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🇺🇸 United States and 2 moreLongnose gar A primitive ray-finned fish with a long snout and armored scales found in North America.Other · Rivers and lakes · 1758

🇲🇽 Mexico and 2 moreTropical gar A small freshwater predator from Central America known for its armored scales and air-breathing ability.Ancient · Rivers and lakes

🇺🇸 United States and 2 moreGar Ancient armored fish with lung-like swim bladders found in North American waters.Ancient · Rivers and lakes · 1758

🇨🇺 CubaCuban gar Large tropical freshwater predator native to western Cuba.Other · Rivers and lakes

🇺🇸 United States and 1 moreSpotted gar A small North American freshwater fish with a long snout and spotted scales.Ancient · Rivers and lakes · 1860

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The small pictures above come from Wikimedia Commons under free licences. Some are cropped to fit.

Longnose gar: USFWS Mountain-Prairie, Public domain, source
Tropical gar: AlejandroLinaresGarcia, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
Gar: Unknown author, Public domain, source
Cuban gar: Poleta33, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
Spotted gar: Brian.gratwicke on English Wikipedia, CC BY 2.5, source

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