Jaw-dropping giant freshwater fish: Alligator Gar.
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Remember the earlier dinosaurs in science class? The ones with fins and long snouts filled with rows of razor teeth? The alligator gar is a modern rendition of them. It can reach up to 10 feet to 3 meters long and weigh as much as 300 pounds or 140 kilograms.
Despite the fish’s ferocious looks, it’s the alligator gar that is endangered by human activities. It is extensively fished for sport and food too.
That’s probably a young gator gar. Here’s the granddaddy…
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December 1st, 2008 at 8:38 pm
wow, thats an ugly fish. Where do you find it?
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December 1st, 2008 at 10:04 pm
Does it taste any good? But WOW! Impressive catch there!
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December 2nd, 2008 at 3:51 am
That is disgusting and I hope there aren’t any of these even though it might be popular like sushi.
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December 2nd, 2008 at 6:59 am
some very good pics u took there!
December 2nd, 2008 at 5:57 pm
I am wondering if they are close to swimmers? If not, that is still a ferocious looking fish!
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December 2nd, 2008 at 10:07 pm
If i were not mistaken… is it a fish call arapaima…
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December 3rd, 2008 at 9:42 am
Wow, that is a huge, weird looking fish. I would love to catch one, get a picture, and let him go of course. Where is this fish found?
December 3rd, 2008 at 11:08 pm
Wow, a very huge alligator gar that I have ever seen.
A few years ago, I have an alligator gar in my aquarium, and his size just in 50cm become he dead…
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December 4th, 2008 at 12:47 am
wow. i never knew there are different types of gators
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December 4th, 2008 at 4:35 am
that was awesome..
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December 4th, 2008 at 4:37 am
hi..maybe i’ll get scared once i see it in real life
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December 5th, 2008 at 2:02 pm
it’s a fish that i think it looks like a crocodile. Is it a “crocofish” ?? lol
December 5th, 2008 at 5:38 pm
That’s a hell of a fish! It’s a fish right?
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December 7th, 2008 at 10:37 pm
Vow, this frightened me a lot when i see this. This is the real hell in the universe
December 8th, 2008 at 2:01 am
Gator Gars are most commonly found in south eastern states in the US, usually in rivers and rarely in salt water. That being said, it’s one ugly fish
December 10th, 2008 at 9:18 pm
is that a fish or a gator??
December 11th, 2008 at 5:51 am
The very first time I’ve seen an alligator gar was at Underwater World. I think they’re beautiful. Their scales are really shiny and golden silvery. Too bad they’re going endangered.
December 11th, 2008 at 12:30 pm
Awesome. But it’s kinda disheartening to hear they’re already endangered, and we’re the culprit, again. Oh well…
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December 11th, 2008 at 2:11 pm
whoa! that’s so gross!!! I’ve never seen a fish like that before.
not the ugliest kind but soooo strange.
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December 11th, 2008 at 9:18 pm
That old picture is incredible. Can’t quite imagine running into a frshwater fish like that!
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December 12th, 2008 at 6:39 pm
I have a pic of my hubby’s ex-bro-n-law from this summer where he caught one that was 6′8” and 160 lbs.
December 12th, 2008 at 6:41 pm
True Story BTW, not an *ahem* fish story…
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December 16th, 2008 at 5:28 am
Awsome! The fish and the comments.
December 28th, 2008 at 2:07 pm
I talked to a couple of fisherman friends who told me they pulled a 210 lb. alligator gar out of the Trinity River in Dallas, TX. They kept it for about 3 minutes (enough time to run to the car to discover there was no camera), then released it. If you’ve ever seen that tiny river, you would understand how amazing it is. I have heard of all sorts of gar stories in Dallas.
Cool picture of the grandaddy gar, by the way.
December 29th, 2008 at 5:39 am
scary look fish
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