Alex Mustard / Longnose gar (Lepisosteus osseus) swimming near aquatic plants in Rainbow River, Florida, USA.

Alex Mustard / Longnose gar (Lepisosteus osseus) in front of freshwater plants in Rainbow River, Florida, United States of America.

Alex Mustard / A longnose gar (Lepisosteus osseus) in front of freshwater plants in Rainbow River, Florida, USA.

Flip Nicklin / Longnose Gar (Lepisosteus osseus) swimming, native to eastern USA and southern Quebec

Flip Nicklin / Spotted Gar (Lepisosteus oculatus) swimming, native to the Great Lakes and Rio Grande regions, North America

Flip Nicklin / Alligator Gar (Lepisosteus spatula) largest of all gars can grow up to 300 pounds, native to the coastal plains of the Mississippi Basin and Gulf of Mexico

Flip Nicklin / Alligator Gar (Lepisosteus spatula) largest of all gars can grow up to 300 pounds, native to the coastal plains of the Mississippi Basin and Gulf of Mexico