Longnose Gar photo

[DeepBound]

I took a picture of a fish I haven't seen before this weekend, in the St. Lawrence River near Brockville. It was about 3 feet long. I believe it's a longnose gar:

 

[owlbill]

Nice catch. I have only seen one of those before.....it was during a night dive on the Rothesay, during the swim back he was poking around in the weeds. No camera at the time though.

 

[justleesa]

Interesting looking fish...really big scales on'em, eh?

Always fun to see something new

 

[cudachaser]

In Florida, we call them "alligator gar"

 

[Warren_L]

Neat photo Neil - I don't think I've ever seen one of those in our waters.

 

[abitton]

Very nice pic!

Took a picture of one 2 or 3 years ago near the Rothesay. I have not seen another one.

They remind me of the trumpetfish in the Caribbean (less flashy colors )

Thanks for sharing!

Alex

 

[DeepBound]

Very nice pic!

Took a picture of one 2 or 3 years ago near the Rothesay. I have not seen another one.

They remind me of the trumpetfish in the Caribbean (less flashy colors )

Thanks for sharing!

Alex

Thanks,

Do you have the picture that you took near the Rothesay online? I'd like to compare them. Someone pointed out that this looks more like a spotted gar than a long-nose gar, and if so, would be unusual to find in the St. Lawrence.

 

[abitton]

Thanks,

Do you have the picture that you took near the Rothesay online? I'd like to compare them. Someone pointed out that this looks more like a spotted gar than a long-nose gar, and if so, would be unusual to find in the St. Lawrence.

It's not online, but I'll try to post it tonight!

 

[justleesa]

found these, the first one is a longnose gar

and this one is a spotted gar

looks like the longnose doesn't have spots on its nose....hmmmm

 

[eckybay]

I saw one of these in a quarry once...I didn't even know that there were fish that looked like that locally! Was a nice change from the bluegill.