Houston Alligator Gar 2013

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I don't know...all I know is the gar had 63" length and 24" girth and Kirk was calling it around the 40lb range. I was looking at some length vs. weight chart online and apparently a 64" Alligator Gar is around 57lbs...so not sure who is more correct. I do know that the gar is as long as I'm tall

The Sharpnose is a baby...probably just a few days old...so I wouldn't rely on those proportions too much since it'll change as it grows. But the black margins on the two dorsals and the upper caudal lobe, as well as the black tip on the lower caudal lobe...ID's it as an Atlantic Sharpnose Shark. They average 3-4' long as adults so they are a smaller shark species.