Description

Profusion of dark spots on the body, head and fins. Dark in coloration (Ref. 37032).

Common Names

Taxonomic Hierarchy

Kingdom: Animalia

Phylum: Chordata

Class: Holostei

Order: Lepisosteiformes

Family: Lepisosteidae

Genus: Lepisosteus

Species: Lepisosteus oculatus Winchell, 1864

Climate Zone

Biology

Facultative air-breathing (Ref. 126274); Adults occur in quiet, clear pools and backwaters of lowland creeks, small to large rivers, oxbow lakes, swamps and sloughs. Occasionally enter brackish waters. A voracious predator feeding on various kinds of fishes and crustaceans.

Habitat

brackish

Conservation Status

Least Concern

Threat to Humans

Harmless