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Prehistoric Alligator Gar Still Mystery To Florida Fish and Wildlife Biologists
Article Courtesy: spacecoastdaily.com | By: Space Coast Daily | Originally Published: May 22, 2016

The alligator gar is a freshwater fish that is found in rivers across the southeast from north Florida to Texas and into Mexico.

This aptly named, prehistoric gar is still somewhat of a mystery that biologists continue to study as they work to understand the lives of these cool (but freaky) looking fish.

Finding alligator gar (Atractosteus spatula) can be a challenge, but it’s one biologists with the Fish and Wildlife Research Institute (FWRI) are taking on to learn more about the population of the fish in Florida.

Alligator gar have historically resided in rivers and brackish waters throughout the southeastern U.S. from the Florida Panhandle – from the Apalachicola River west to the Perdido River – to Texas and Mexico.

Since the mid-1900s, alligator gar numbers have declined, leaving populations in only half of the 14 states they once inhabited. The FWC acknowledged this in 2006, prohibiting harvest of alligator gar for all but scientific purposes.

Since 2010, FWRI researchers have been tagging alligator gar in the Escambia River to learn more about their movement and habitat use. Using large-mesh gill nets, researchers collect adult alligator gar and fit them with telemetry tags before releasing them back into the river.

Above: Alligator gar have historically resided in rivers and brackish waters throughout the southeastern U.S. from the Florida Panhandle – from the Apalachicola River west to the Perdido River – to Texas and Mexico. (FWC image).
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