Longnose gar have long, narrow snouts more than twice as long as the rest of the head and they have abundant, sharp, villiform teeth. |
As a result of this armor, the longnose gar has no major predators. |
Other than some minnows and salmonids, only longnose sucker and the two species of mudminnow appear to have been collected less often than might be expected. |
The state record for Florida gar is a little over nine pounds, and the much larger longnose gar record is over 40 pounds. |
For three years I've been bleeding our radiators by using a set of longnose pliers to grip the screw-end. |
One longnose sucker, Catostomus catostomus, was the only freshwater fish found. |