Alligator Gar Captured in Mississippi

A person looking over a boat into the water at a large fish swimming by.
Photo By/Credit

Ryan Hagerty/USWS

Date Shot/Created
09/22/2022
Media Usage Rights/License
Public Domain
Image
Biologists capture an alligator gar with gill nets in Mississippi. Credit: Ryan-Hagerty/USFWS
Facility
Baton Rouge Fish and Wildlife Conservation Office
Ecosystem
River/stream
Species
Atractosteus spatula
Subject tags
Fish migration
Fish passage
Fisheries
Fisheries management
Fishes
Habitat conservation