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title: "Catán de Florida"
description: "Lepisosteus platyrhincus — Peces. The Florida gar (Lepisosteus platyrhincus) is a species of gar found in the US from the Savannah River and Ochlockonee River watersheds of Georgia and throughout peninsular Florida."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/es/animal/florida-gar
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Catán de Florida

> Lepisosteus platyrhincus — Peces. The Florida gar (Lepisosteus platyrhincus) is a species of gar found in the US from the Savannah River and Ochlockonee River watersheds of Georgia and throughout peninsular Florida.

- Scientific name: *Lepisosteus platyrhincus*
- Category: `fish` (Peces)
- Habitats: `freshwater` (Lagos y ríos)
- iNaturalist observations: 4642
- Wikidata: [Q583737](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q583737)
- iNaturalist taxon: [104251](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/104251)

## Names

- en: Florida Gar
- de: Florida-Knochenhecht
- es: Catán de Florida
- fr: Lépisosté de Floride

## Countries with the most observations

US (4468)

## Summary

The Florida gar (Lepisosteus platyrhincus) is a species of gar found in the US from the Savannah River and Ochlockonee River watersheds of Georgia and throughout peninsular Florida. Florida gar can reach a length over 3 ft (91 cm). The young feed on zooplankton and insect larvae, as well as small fish. Adults mainly eat fish, shrimp, and crayfish. Although edible, they are not popular as food. The roe is highly toxic to many animals, including humans and birds.

Text: Wikipedia (en), CC BY-SA 4.0 — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Florida_gar

## Photo

![Catán de Florida](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/florida-gar/medium.jpg)

Photo: Nonbinary-Naturalist · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/109262985

## Machine access

`GET https://animalchecklist.com/api/v1/animals/florida-gar?lang=es` — see [openapi.json](https://animalchecklist.com/openapi.json).