1. Pennsylvania Gar Ian Lamey
Lepisosteidae
Pennsylvania Gar
Ian Lamey

2. All Gar Oxygen-poor conditions Fins far back
Ability to breath from surface

3. Types Of Gar
Spotted Gar*
Longnose Gar
Shortnose Gar**

4. Life Live in sluggish pools and backwaters
Spawn in spring without building a nest
Their eggs are poisonous to other fish and mammals

5. Spotted Gar- Lepisosteus oculatus
Olive Green back with Silvery-white belly
Large dark spots on upper body
Up to four feet in length
Fins may be orange
Erie and Ohio

6. Longnose Gar- Lepisosteus osseus
Olive Green back White belly
Can have dark blotches on their fins
Fins may also be orange
Up to 50 inches in length
Erie, Ohio, Susquehanna, and Delaware