Males spawning with female
A group of males of Atractosteus spatula are spawning with a female at Anahuac Wildlife Refuge, Chambers [Texas]. Photo by Ad Konings. (11-May-2023). determiner Juan Miguel Artigas Azas

Last updated on:
31-Aug-2012

Atractosteus spatula (Lacepède, 1803)


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Original description as Lepisosteus spatula:

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Conservation: Atractosteus spatula is not evaluated by the international union for the conservation of nature in the iucn red list of threatened species.