Description

Long nose Gar skull, real bone.  This specimen is approximately 12 1/4 inches long and 2 1/4 inches at its widest point.

Gars tend to be slow-moving fish except when striking at their prey. They prefer the shallow and weedy areas of rivers, lakes, and bayous, often congregating in small groups. They are voracious predators, catching their prey in their needle-like teeth with a sideways strike of the head. They feed extensively on smaller fish and invertebrates such as crabs. Gars are found across much of the eastern portion of North America. Although gars are found primarily in freshwater habitats, several species enter brackish waters and a few are sometimes found in the sea.

Fun fact:  Some gars travel from lakes and rivers through sewers to get to ponds!

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