Editing Gar (section)

==Distribution==
[[File:Opacity map of Lepisosteiformes.svg|thumb|left|Distribution of living gars]]
Fossils indicate that gars formerly had a wider distribution, having been found on every continent except Australia and Antarctica.<ref name="Nhanulepisosteus" /> Living gars are confined to North America. The distribution of the gars in North America lies mainly in the shallow, [[Brackish water|brackish]] waters off of Texas, Louisiana, and the eastern coast of Mexico, as well as in some of the rivers and lakes that flow into them.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.floridamuseum.ufl.edu/fish/discover/species-profiles/atractosteus-spatula|title=Atractosteus spatula :: Florida Museum of Natural History|website=www.floridamuseum.ufl.edu|language=en|access-date=2018-05-11|date=2017-05-10}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://animaldiversity.org/site/accounts/information/Lepisosteus_oculatus.html|title=Lepisosteus oculatus (Spotted gar)|website=Animal Diversity Web|language=en|access-date=2018-05-11}}</ref> A few populations are also present in the Great Lakes region of the United States, living in similar shallow waters.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://nas.er.usgs.gov/queries/factsheet.aspx?SpeciesID=756|title=Spotted Gar (Lepisosteus oculatus) - Species Profile|website=nas.er.usgs.gov|language=en|access-date=2018-05-11}}</ref>