The alligator gar bears no relation to alligators, but with its wide, crocodilian head and razor-sharp teeth, it’s easy to ...

The Mississippi River floodplains are home to one of Earth’s most impressive river monsters: the alligator gar. Known to science as Atractosteus spatula, it is the largest of the gar species alive ...

This week’s beachcombing turned up something unusual: a 5-foot alligator gar lying along the wrack line. It’s not the kind of fish you expect to see on the open beach, and its size and armor-plated ...