GLANSIS

Lepisosteus platostomus

Shortnose Gar

Collection Information for Lepisosteus platostomus

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Specimen ID	State	County	Locality	Year	HUC Number	Drainage Name	Status
1702117	WI	Ozaukee	Lake Michigan	2000	04190000	Lake Michigan	established
46532	WI		Wolf drainage	1983	04030202	Wolf	established
46533	WI	Marquette	upper Fox River	1983	04030201	Upper Fox	established
46534	WI	Brown	lower Fox River	1983	04030204	Lower Fox	established
46535	WI	Brown	lower Green Bay	1983	04190000	Lake Michigan	established
46577	WI	Winnebago	Winnebago Lake, South Asylum Bay, Winnebago County	1962	04030203	Lake Winnebago	failed
1339775	MI		Muskegon (HUC8) non-specific	1981	04060102	Muskegon	established
1897986	WI	Brown	Lake Michigan, at Green Bay, WI	2016	04190000	Lake Michigan
1899248	WI	Brown	Lake Michigan, at Green Bay, WI	2016	04030204	Lower Fox
1899301	WI	Brown	Lake Michigan, at Green Bay, WI	2017	04030204	Lower Fox
1899354	WI	Brown	Lake Michigan, at Green Bay, WI	2017	04030204	Lower Fox
1899357	WI	Brown	Lake Michigan, at Green Bay, WI	2017	04190000	Lake Michigan
1899361	WI	Brown	Lake Michigan, at Green Bay, WI	2017	04190000	Lake Michigan
1899365	WI	Brown	Lake Michigan, at Green Bay, WI	2017	04190000	Lake Michigan
1899368	WI	Brown	Lake Michigan, at Green Bay, WI	2017	04190000	Lake Michigan
1899371	WI	Brown	Lake Michigan, at Green Bay, WI	2017	04190000	Lake Michigan
1899375	WI	Brown	Lake Michigan, at Green Bay, WI	2017	04190000	Lake Michigan
1899378	WI	Brown	Lake Michigan, at Green Bay, WI	2017	04190000	Lake Michigan
1899415	WI	Brown	Lake Michigan, at Green Bay, WI	2017	04190000	Lake Michigan
1899450	WI	Brown	Lake Michigan, at Green Bay, WI	2016	04190000	Lake Michigan
1899488	WI	Brown	Lake Michigan, at Green Bay, WI	2016	04030204	Lower Fox
1899727	WI	Brown	Lake Michigan, at Green Bay, WI	2016	04190000	Lake Michigan
1900040	WI	Brown	Lake Michigan, at Green Bay, WI	2017	04190000	Lake Michigan
1900167	WI	Brown	Lake Michigan, at Green Bay, WI	2015	04190000	Lake Michigan
1900671	WI	Brown	Lake Michigan, at Green Bay, WI	2019	04190000	Lake Michigan
1900817	MI	Ottawa	Lake Michigan, at Grand Haven, MI	2019	04050006	Lower Grand
1901535	WI	Brown	Lake Michigan, at Green Bay, WI	2015	04190000	Lake Michigan
1901596	WI	Brown	Lake Michigan, at Green Bay, WI	2015	04030204	Lower Fox
1902286	WI	Brown	Lake Michigan, at Green Bay, WI	2016	04190000	Lake Michigan
1902309	WI	Brown	Lake Michigan, at Green Bay, WI	2016	04190000	Lake Michigan
1909546	WI	Brown	Lake Michigan, at Green Bay, WI	2020	04030204	Lower Fox
1909552	WI	Brown	Lake Michigan, at Green Bay, WI	2020	04030204	Lower Fox
1909598	WI	Brown	Lake Michigan, at Green Bay, WI	2020	04190000	Lake Michigan
1909642	WI	Brown	Lake Michigan, at Green Bay, WI	2021	04030204	Lower Fox
1909655	WI	Brown	Lake Michigan, at Green Bay, WI	2021	04030204	Lower Fox
1909950	WI	Brown	Lake Michigan, at Green Bay, WI	2021	04030204	Lower Fox
1910176	WI	Brown	Lake Michigan, at Green Bay, WI	2021	04190000	Lake Michigan
1913372	WI	Brown	Lake Michigan, at Green Bay, WI	2022	04030204	Lower Fox
1913373	WI	Brown	Lake Michigan, at Green Bay, WI	2022	04030204	Lower Fox
1913374	MI	Ottawa	Lake Michigan, at Grand Haven, MI	2022	04050006	Lower Grand
1917202	WI	Brown	Lake Michigan, at Green Bay, WI	2023	04030204	Lower Fox
1917247	WI	Brown	Lake Michigan, at Green Bay, WI	2023	04190000	Lake Michigan
1921429	WI	Brown	Lake Michigan, at Green Bay, WI	2024	04190000	Lake Michigan

Citation for this information:
U.S. Geological Survey, 2026, Lepisosteus platostomus: U.S. Geological Survey, Nonindigenous Aquatic Species Database, Gainesville, FL, https://nas.er.usgs.gov, Access Date: 6/14/2026