Lepisosteus
Lepisosteus is a genus of gars in the family Lepisosteidae.Distribution
While in the present day, Lepisosteus is only known across North America, fossil remains show it was much more widespread in the past, with specimens known from the Cretaceous of India and Brazil.Systematics
Species
The currently recognized species are:Extant species
Fossil species
- †Lepisosteus aganus
- †Lepisosteus bemisi Grande 2010
- †Lepisosteus bohemicus
- †Lepisosteus cominatoi Santos 1984
- †Lepisosteus cycliferus
- †Lepisosteus glaber Marsh 1871
- †Lepisosteus indicus Woodward 1908
- †Lepisosteus integer
- †Lepisosteus fimbriatus Wood 1846
- †Lepisosteus knieskerni Fowler 1911
- †Lepisosteus longus Lambe 1908
- †Lepisosteus nahunticus
- †Lepisosteus notabilis Leidy 1873
- †L. occidentalis
- †Lepisosteus opertus Estes 1964
- †Lepisosteus strausi Kinkelin 1884
- †Lepisosteus suessoniensis Gervais 1888
- †Lepisosteus whitneyi Marsh 1871
Three species formerly classified in Lepisosteus are now assigned to the genus Atractosteus.
