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How does the alligator gar’s snout differ from the longnose gar’s snout?
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Living and fossil forms of Holostei.
The snout of the alligator gar (Atractosteus spatula) differs significantly from that of the longnose gar (Lepisosteus osseus). While the longnose gar possesses a very long, forcepslike beak, the alligator gar features a snout that is broad and relatively short by comparison.1