gavial, Lepisosteus Lacepède [B. G. E.] 1803:331, 333 [Histoire naturelle des poissons (Lacepède) v. 5; ref. 4930] Lakes and rivers of the two Indies. No types known. •Synonym of Lepisosteus osseus (Linnaeus 1758) -- (Wiley 1976:49 [ref. 7091] as gavialis, Boschung & Mayden 2004:118 [ref. 27995] as gavialis, Grande 2010:27 [ref. 31167] as gavialis). Current status: Synonym of Lepisosteus osseus (Linnaeus 1758). Lepisosteidae. Habitat: freshwater, brackish.