Species that contain: Lepisosteus and oculatus [ 7 ] records

agassizii, Cylindrosteus Duméril [A. H. A.] 1870:351 [Histoire naturelle des poissons ou ichthyologie générale v. 2; ref. 1147] St. Louis, Missouri, U.S.A. Holotype (unique): MCZ (possibly 1 out of 5 lots). Non-types: MNHN 1892-0281 [ex USNM] (1). •Synonym of Lepisosteus oculatus Winchell 1864 -- (Wiley 1976:58 [ref. 7091], Grande 2010:187 [ref. 31167]). Current status: Synonym of Lepisosteus oculatus Winchell 1864. Lepisosteidae. Habitat: freshwater, brackish.

bartonii, Cylindrosteus Duméril [A. H. A.] 1870:356 [Histoire naturelle des poissons ou ichthyologie générale v. 2; ref. 1147] New Orleans, Louisiana, U.S.A. Holotype (unique): MNHN 0000-5797 (dry). Type catalog: Bertin 1940:258-259 [ref. 293]. •Synonym of Lepisosteus oculatus Winchell 1864 -- (Wiley 1976:58 [ref. 7091], Grande 2010:187 [ref. 31167]). Current status: Synonym of Lepisosteus oculatus Winchell 1864. Lepisosteidae. Habitat: freshwater, brackish.

chasei, Lepidosteus Wailes [B. L. C.] 1854:333, 337 [Report on the agriculture and geology of Mississippi; ref. 24087] Mississippi, U.S.A. Holotype (unique): Coll. Rev. Benjamin Chase, Natchez (probably lost). Original genus should have been Lepisosteus; spelled Chasei on p. 333 and Chaseii on p. 337. Undescribed dark phase of the alligator gar, or the species now called L. productus Cope [= Lepisosteus oculatus Winchell 1864] (Cook 1959:60 [ref. 24088]). •Probably a synonym of [Atractosteus] Lepisosteus spatula Lacepède 1803 -- (W. J. Poly, pers. comm. Nov. 99). Current status: Uncertain as Atractosteus spatula (Lacepède 1803). Lepisosteidae. Habitat: freshwater, brackish.

latirostris, Lepisosteus (Cylindrosteus) Girard [C. F.] 1858:352 [General report upon zoology of the several Pacific railroad routes, 1857; ref. 4911] Pecos River, New Mexico/Texas, U.S.A. Holotype (unique): USNM 984. •Possible senior synonym of Lepisosteus oculatus Winchell 1864 -- (Wiley 1976:58 [ref. 7091]). Lepisosteidae. Habitat: freshwater, brackish.

oculatus, Lepidosteus (Cylindrosteus) Winchell [A.] 1864:183 [Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia v. 16 (no. 4); ref. 14182] Duck Lake, Calhoun County, Michigan, U.S.A. Holotype (unique): UMMZ 55062 (stuffed). •Valid as Lepisosteus oculatus Winchell 1864 -- (Wiley 1976:58 [ref. 7091], Lee et al. 1980:48 [ref. 22416], Warren Jr. & Cicerello 1982:2 [ref. 40469], Smith 1986:54 [ref. 22186], Robison & Buchanan 1988:91 [ref. 23393], McAllister 1990:42 [ref. 14674], Tomelleri & Eberle 1990:25 [ref. 24089], Page & Burr 1991:30 [ref. 18983], Boschung 1992:29 [ref. 23239], Espinosa Pérez et al. 1993:8 [ref. 22290], Etnier & Starnes 1993:111 [ref. 22809], Warren et al. 1994:132 [ref. 25557], Knight & Hastings 1994:149 [ref. 25560], Cross & Collins 1995:31 [ref. 23394], Mettee et al. 1996:91 [ref. 25836], McEachran & Fechhelm 1998:202 [ref. 23897], Scott & Crossman 1998:103 [ref. 24570], Fuller et al. 1999:25 [ref. 25838] as cf. oculatus, Ross et al. 2001:87 [ref. 25978], Wiley 2003:677 [ref. 26988], Bowler 2003:42 [ref. 27453], Nelson et al. 2004:58 [ref. 27807], Bailey et al. 2004:63 [ref. 27882], Miller & Robison 2004:54 [ref. 27931], Boschung & Mayden 2004:117 [ref. 27995], Scharpf 2005:8 [ref. 28940], Miller 2006:84 [ref. 28615], Grande 2010:187 [ref. 31167], Page et al. 2013:58 [ref. 32708], Robins et al. 2018:47 [ref. 35886], Lorenzoni et al. 2019:251 [ref. 37108], Chan et al. 2023:133 [ref. 40365], Page et al. 2023:49 [ref. 40505], Sinopoli et al. 2024:141 [ref. 40953]). Current status: Valid as Lepisosteus oculatus Winchell 1864. Lepisosteidae. Distribution: North America: eastern U.S.A. south to Mexico. Introduced in Italy and Hong Kong (China). Habitat: freshwater, brackish.

productus, Cylindostreus Cope [E. D.] 1865:86 [Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia v. 17; ref. 907] Near San Antonio, Texas, U.S.A. Holotype: ANSP 16958 (mounted skin). Type catalog: Böhlke 1984:119 [ref. 13621]. •Synonym of Lepisosteus oculatus Winchell 1864 -- (Wiley 1976:58 [ref. 7091], Smith 1986:54 [ref. 22186], Ross et al. 2001:89 [ref. 25978], Grande 2010:187 [ref. 31167]). Current status: Synonym of Lepisosteus oculatus Winchell 1864. Lepisosteidae. Habitat: freshwater, brackish.

zadockii, Cylindrosteus Duméril [A. H. A.] 1870:353 [Histoire naturelle des poissons ou ichthyologie générale v. 2; ref. 1147] Upper Mississippi River, U.S.A. Syntypes: MNHN 0000-5799 (1, mounted), 5800 (1, mounted). Type catalog: Bertin 1940:258 [ref. 293]. •Questionably a synonym of Lepisosteus oculatus Winchell 1864 -- (Wiley 1976:58 [ref. 7091], Grande 2010:187 [ref. 31167]). •Synonym of Lepisosteus platostomus Rafinesque 1820 -- (Sinopoli et al. 2024:141 [ref. 40953]). Current status: Synonym of Lepisosteus platostomus Rafinesque 1820. Lepisosteidae. Habitat: freshwater, brackish.