Long-nosed gar, Lepisosteus osseus The long-nosed gar is, as the name suggests, identified by its long slender snout, and also by its slender body.
Lepisosteus osseus Lepisosteus platostomus Gymnogeophagus balzanii Geophagus surinamensis Hypogymnogobius xanthozona Gobioides broussoneti Carassius auratus Colisa fasciata Trichogaster trichopterus Sphaerichthys osphromenoides ...
Fish names like Arapaima gigas (Piracuru in the local language), Polyodon spathula, Lepisosteus osseus and Electrophorus electricus may mean nothing to most of us but they are really interesting fish once they get an appropriate tank.
See also: Osseus, Water, Fish, Dwarf, Aquarium
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