gar

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Wading in a crystal clear Florida river, Mr Szabo photographed a female longnose gar alongside several males during the mating season.

From BBC • Aug. 26, 2025

This has likely kept gar genomes so stable that species and even genera whose last common ancestor lived more than 100 million years ago have diverged very little.

From Science Magazine • Mar. 8, 2024

We grab our soap and wade out into the river’s side channel for a wash-up and dip before breakfast, hoping a gar doesn’t rub up against our legs with its jagged teeth and prehistoric scales.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 2, 2023

Members of the search team said Thursday afternoon that they would enter the large water pipe to hunt the gar.

From Washington Post • Aug. 25, 2022

"They did for Santa- gar," the Hound continued.

From "A Clash of Kings" by George R.R. Martin