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Garfish
Related Category: Vertebrate Zoology
see gar; needlefish.
More on Garfish
Gar - member of the family Lepisosteidae, freshwater fishes found in the warmer rivers and lakes of the S United States, Central America, Mexico, and the West Indies.
A Longfin Garfish from off Sydney
A Long-finned Pike at Pebbly Bay
A Longhead Dreamer, Chaenophryne longiceps
A Longnose Hawkfish at 'Captains Table'
A Longray Spiderfish, Bathypterois longifilis
A Longsnout Boarfish at Bicheno ...
virginianus), northern harrier (Circus cyaneus), bald eagle (Haliaeetus leucocephalus), eastern cottonmouth (Agkistrodon piscivorus), alligator (Alligator mississippiensis), snapping turtle (Chelydra serpentina), bullfrog (Rana catesbeiana), garfish ...
Large-scale cigarfish, Cubiceps macrolepis Agafonova, 1988.
Dwarf cigarfish, Cubiceps nanus Agafonova, 1988.
Longfin cigarfish, Cubiceps paradoxus Butler, 1979.
Longfin fathead, Cubiceps pauciradiatus Günther, 1872.
On more than one occasion, I have seen a flock of these young birds playing on the surface of the water like Ducks, beating it with their wings, and splashing it about in a curious manner, when their gambols would attract a garfish, ...
Snakes, wading birds, osprey, raccoons, otters, large bass, garfish, even larger alligators will feed upon young alligators. Once the alligator reaches about 4 feet, its only real predator is man.
Catfish and garfish crowd the pond as fish-eating birds like anhingas and herons perch in the willows to preen and digest a meal. Hungry deer cross the open grasses to feed on the healthy greenery surrounding the pond.
The gar (also known as the garpike) is an elongated species of fish, generally found in freshwater habitats across North and Central America. Despite their similar appearance, the gar is not to be confused with the marine garfish or needlefish that ...
 See also: Angler, Gar, Bass, Alligator, Dinosaur
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