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Atractosteus spatula

Alligator Gar

Native range continent: North America

Atractosteus spatula is listed in the freshwater record catalogue (gars).

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Record photograph for Atractosteus spatula
courtesy of Kirk Kirkland; caught by Kirk Kirkland · caught by Kirk Kirkland · Record catch photograph

Record claims

Within the current result set, documented rod-and-reel weights are preferred, then documented unknown-method weights, then other methods, then found-dead. Length is used only when no weight exists; age only when neither weight nor length exists. Questionable claims appear only if nothing documented remains. Ties prefer the larger value, then exact over approximate/over, then the newer year.

Other methods Documented

165,56 kg · 289 cm

Weight and length are not asserted as the same specimen.

Method
Other methods
Year
1991
Place
Livingston Reservoir · USA · North America
Catch photographs
Record photograph for Atractosteus spatula
courtesy of Kirk Kirkland; caught by Kirk Kirkland · caught by Kirk Kirkland · Record catch photo
Questionable Questionable

+ 181,5 kg · 249 cm

Weight and length are not asserted as the same specimen.

Method
Method unknown
Year
2012
Place
Corpus Christi Reservoir · USA · North America
Catch photographs
Record photograph for Atractosteus spatula
caught by Brent Crawford · caught by Brent Crawford · Record catch photo

weight only estimated

Questionable Questionable

+ 170 kg · 305 cm

Weight and length are not asserted as the same specimen.

Method
Method unknown
Year
1910
Place
Moon Lake · USA · North America
Catch photographs
Record photograph for Atractosteus spatula
courtesy of American Museum of Natural History · Record catch photo

caught with the net and dried, supposedly a fake

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