Species learning profile
Peixe-jacaré
Atractosteus spatula
Alligator gar (Atractosteus spatula) is a freshwater fish associated with river habitat in North America. Its broad snout carries two rows of needle-like teeth.
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At a glance
- Água
- Água doce
- Habitat
- Rio
- Comprimento máximo
- 305 cm
- Distribuição
- América do Norte
- Família
- Lepisosteidae
- Ordem
- Lepisosteiformes
Observe
How to identify Peixe-jacaré
- Olive-brown above with a pale belly and dark-flecked fins.
- Long and armored, with a broad alligator-like snout.
- Reported maximum length: 305 cm — a genuinely giant fish. Maximum is not the same as typical adult size.
Field note: color, size, and markings can change with age, sex, season, depth, and lighting. Use several traits together.
Place and pattern
Where it lives—and how it behaves
Habitat and range
This species is associated with river habitat across North America. Flow, seasonal floods, connected side channels, and access to spawning reaches all shape its river habitat.
Behavior
Uses river habitat for feeding, shelter, migration, or reproduction.
Food-web connections
What it eats and why it matters
Diet
A species-specific mix of plant material, plankton, invertebrates, or other fish.
Ecological role
It participates in a connected river food web where nutrients and animals move both upstream and downstream..
Remember
One fact worth keeping
Peixe-jacaré pode chegar a cerca de 305 cm e costuma viver perto de Rio.
Think like a conservationist
A conservation lens
River fish depend on connected water. Dams, blocked migrations, pollution, and altered flow can matter even when the channel still looks wet.
This habitat lens is not a current population-status assessment. Status can differ among regions and change as new assessments are published; follow the reference links and local fisheries or wildlife agencies for current decisions.
Recall
Quick knowledge check
Which habitat is most closely associated with Alligator gar in this guide?
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References and further reading
Fishdle summarizes stable identification and ecology concepts in plain language. Taxonomy and population knowledge continue to change, so use primary assessments and regional authorities for conservation or management decisions.
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