Iowa DNR
BioNet
River & Stream Biological Monitoring
Fish and Benthic Macroinvertebrate Surveys
Physical Habitat Assessments

Shortnose Gar Lepisosteus platostomus

Family
Lepisosteidae (Gars)
Tolerance
Intermediate
Trophic Class
Top Carnivore
Is Exotic to Iowa?
False
Is Lithophilous Spawner?
False
Is Hybrid?
False
State Listing Status
Not Listed
Assessment Program Statistics

This species was found at 50 bioassessment sites, 0 rapid fish bioassessment sites, 10 fisheries assessment sites, and 0 fisheries presence-only assessment sites. In total, it was collected at 59 distinct sites, or 3.9% of the 1522 total sites monitored by the bioassessment program. It is the 65th most commonly collected species.

The Shortnose Gar was collected in 68 bioassessment sampling sessions and 10 fisheries assessment sessions. It was present in 0 rapid bioassessment sessions and 0 presence-only sessions.

The biological assessment program has collected a total of 589 individual Shortnose Gar specimens, ranking it the #72 most collected fish.

Species Distribution Maps

HUC12 watersheds where this species has been found