Lepisosteus
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Spotted pike ( Lepisosteus oculatus ) |
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Lacépède , 1803 |
Lepisosteus is a genus of bake thatoccursin four species in North and Central America.
features
The Lepisosteus species differ from the species of the genus Atractosteus in that they only have a series of enlarged fangs along the outer jaw , while the palatine bone does not have any enlarged teeth. The gill traps are smaller and pear-shaped, with only 14 to 33 rays on the first gill arch. The physique is slimmer than Atractosteus and the snout is clearly elongated. On back , tail and anal fins , they have spots.
Systematics and evolution
Four recent known species of the genus:
- Spotted Bake ( Lepisosteus oculatus )
- Common fish ( Lepisosteus osseus )
- Short- snouted fish ( Lepisosteus platostomus )
- Florida fish ( Lepisosteus platyrhincus )
Web links
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Individual evidence
- ^ A b The living marine resources of the Western Central Atlantic. Volume 2: Bony fishes part 1 (Acipenseridae to Grammatidae) . In: KE Carpenter (Ed.): FAO Species Identification Guide for Fishery Purposes and American Society of Ichthyologists and Herpetologists Special Publication . tape 5 . FAO, Rome 2002, p. 676 ( full text [PDF]).
- ↑ Description of the genera at the US Environmental Protection Agency (English)