Atractosteus

Atractosteus; Temporal range: ; Campanian–Present,
	Alligator gar
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Actinopterygii
Clade:	Ginglymodi
Order:	Lepisosteiformes
Family:	Lepisosteidae
Tribe:	Lepisosteini
Genus:	Atractosteus; (Rafinesque, 1820)
Type species
	Esox spatula; Lacépède, 1803
Species
	See text
Synonyms
	Lepisosteus (Atractosteus) Rafinesque 1820; Litholepis Rafinesque 1818;

Atractosteus is a genus of gars in the family Lepisosteidae, with three species. The genus first appeared in the Campanian in the Late Cretaceous.

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^ Froese, R.; Pauly, D. (2017). "Lepisosteidae". FishBase version (02/2017). Retrieved 18 May 2017.
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