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| Type | Description | Contributor | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Invalidated site: National Geographic - Gar. | May 03, 2020 | ||
| Added material about the geographic range and body length of the shortnose gar (Lepisosteus platostomus). | Apr 20, 2020 | ||
| Added three photographs of the shortnose gar (Lepisosteus platostomus). | Apr 20, 2020 | ||
| Added an illustration of the alligator gar (Atractosteus spatula). | Feb 28, 2020 | ||
| Changed “alligator gar (L. spatula)” to “alligator gar (A. spatula).” | Feb 28, 2020 | ||
| Revised gar taxonomy; noted that Nhanulepisosteus mexicanus is the oldest known member of the gar family; and described, in general, how gars breathe air. | Apr 02, 2018 | ||
| Add new Web site: A-Z Animals - Gar. | Feb 17, 2014 | ||
| Add new Web site: National geographic - Environment - Gar Fish. | Jul 23, 2013 | ||
| Added image of longnose gar. | Feb 08, 2012 | ||
| Added image of garpike. | Dec 16, 2009 | ||
| Added new Web site: National Geographic - Gar. | Aug 29, 2008 | ||
| Added new Web site: How Stuff Works - Animals - Gar. | May 26, 2008 | ||
| Article added to new online database. | Jul 20, 1998 |
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