Gars at the Fort Worth Zoo Aquarium Click on picture for a
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Aquarium displays several species of gars, including gar and the
spotted gar. These fish are named for their long sharp noses.
"Gar" comes from an old Anglo-Saxon word for "spear." Their
bodies are covered with bony diamond-shaped scales and their
teeth are needle sharp. The dorsal fin is placed very far back,
near the tail fin. These are air-breathing fish with a lunglike
swim bladder. The eggs of gars are toxic to many animals,
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