gar

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The lubricating proteins were abundant in the fish’s jaws and in the fins of zebra fish, gar, and sticklebacks, the scientists reported.

From Science Magazine • Apr. 25, 2024

The alligator gar caught in eastern China last week weighed roughly 11 pounds.

From Washington Post • Aug. 25, 2022

He also said voters had responded positively to his party's plans to cut VAT using the proceeds from a windfall tax on the profits of oil and gar companies.

From BBC • May 6, 2022

Even though modern bony fishes are much more diverse today, a previous study found that in the past they were not as numerous or varied as holosteans—the prehistoric relatives of today’s gar and paddlefish.

From Scientific American • Mar. 23, 2022

There were eels, gar, carp, river carpsuckers, gizzard shad, and buffalo.

From "Silent Spring" by Rachel Carson