University of Chicago Medicine: Alligator Gar, 'Trash Fish' of South, Finds Surprising Ways to Catch Its Prey
August 20, 2019
August 20, 2019
CHICAGO, Illinois, Aug. 20 [TNSscienceresearch] -- The University of Chicago Medicine issued the following news release:
The alligator gar, a toothy, narrow-snouted fish that resembles its namesake reptile, is the largest, native, freshwater predator in North America. They live primarily in the southern United States in Arkansas, Louisiana, and Texas, and can grow up to 10 feet long and 300 pounds. Long considered "trash fish" by fisherman who often cut bait when they hook . . .
The alligator gar, a toothy, narrow-snouted fish that resembles its namesake reptile, is the largest, native, freshwater predator in North America. They live primarily in the southern United States in Arkansas, Louisiana, and Texas, and can grow up to 10 feet long and 300 pounds. Long considered "trash fish" by fisherman who often cut bait when they hook . . .