Uploaded April 2021 | Updated September 2026, 7 hours ago
From mudskippers to walking catfish to lungfish, air-breathing fish almost seem common! So to be a bizarre beast, you have to be extra weird, like gar are.
We want to thank Dr. Solomon David for pitching us these excellent fish and for all his help with the episode! Find out more about his work with gars on twitter: twitter.com/SolomonRDavid
and on his website: solomondavid.net
Would you like a gar pin? https://complexly.store/products/bizarre-beasts-pin-gars
Subscribe to the pin club here: store.dftba.com/collections/bizarrebeasts
This month's pin is designed by Logan Schmitt. You can find out more about him and his work here: loganschmitt.com
You can cancel any time by emailing hello@dftba.com
Host: Sarah Suta (she/her)
Follow us on socials:
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#BizarreBeasts #Gar #fish #freshwaterfish
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Sources:
britannica.com/animal/mudskipper
bmcgenomics.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.1186/s12864-018-5355-9
oregonzoo.org/discover/animals/african-lungfish
blog.nationalgeographic.org/2016/08/08/conservation-of-ancient-fishes-reintroducing-the-alligator-gar-and-what-about-those-carp
wildlife.ca.gov/Conservation/Invasives/Species/Gar
fws.gov/fisheries/fishmigration/alligator_gar.html
https://www.floridamuseum.ufl.edu/discover-fish/species-profiles/atractosteus-spatula/
usgs.gov/special-topic/water-science-school/science/dissolved-oxygen-and-water?qt-science_center_objects=0#qt-science_center_objects
sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/003456877190003X
tpwd.texas.gov/fishboat/fish/management/alligator-gar/unique-fish.phtml
https://www.floridamuseum.ufl.edu/discover-fish/species-profiles/lepisosteus-osseus/
https://www.floridamuseum.ufl.edu/discover-fish/species-profiles/lepisosteus-platyrhincus/
jstor.org/stable/30055193?seq=1
in.gov/dnr/fishwild/files/Gar_animal_info_series_for_web_2012.pdf
https://journals.sbmu.ac.ir/ijmtfm/article/view/31548
pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/7210035
pubs.acs.org/doi/pdf/10.1021/jf60163a043
researcharchive.calacademy.org/research/ichthyology/catalog/SpeciesByFamily.asp
https://www.fishbase.se/glossary/Glossary.php?q=ichthyotoxin
americanscientist.org/blog/macroscope/angling-for-ancient-fish
nature.com/articles/nature15259
sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1742706112006186
https://australian.museum/learn/animals/fishes/ganoid-scales/
pnas.org/content/115/24/6249
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Images:
storyblocks.com/video/stock/swarm-of-yellow-tail-fusilier-caesio-cuning-swimming-near-pier-pole-raja-ampat-indonesia-hv72wg2muk6dh53fi
storyblocks.com/video/stock/koi-carp-fish-in-a-pond-sbkfzieepketk5lmj
storyblocks.com/video/stock/port-jackson-shark-pup-in-water-4k-4i6jwjo
flickr.com/photos/berniedup/15573147038
flickr.com/photos/berniedup/15780821046/in/photolist-q3uQiu-pNcbaf-ecZBnb-pJ9s49-ecTT3i
youtu.be/J2_9EURKjEk
youtu.be/5tHnG1kuySM
istockphoto.com/vector/vector-map-of-world-in-grey-with-white-borders-gm1132051574-299952907
storyblocks.com/video/stock/close-up-shot-of-live-crayfish-walking-in-water-inside-of-fish-tank-in-fresh-seafood-store-bjuhthbisk2ow0ujf
storyblocks.com/video/stock/caged-mice-eating-in-food-bowl-7stmgsd
storyblocks.com/video/stock/a-male-and-female-duck-waddle-towards-the-camera-stz5xhezxjj0mfigy
storyblocks.com/video/stock/underwater-red-eared-sliders-underwater-eonjhutsgil3ujxd0
storyblocks.com/video/stock/the-turtle-peeps-out-of-the-water-in-the-aquarium-it-depicts-emotion---surprise-bvr_o5e4dwj6hpdegf
storyblocks.com/video/stock/animal-reptile-aquatic-water-turtle-in-a-water-pool-hkrh-sthukb48x9rc
youtu.be/CNdIg5R9gcU
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Atractosteus.JPG
From mudskippers to walking catfish to lungfish, air-breathing fish almost seem common! So to be a bizarre beast, you have to be extra weird, like gar are.
We want to thank Dr. Solomon David for pitching us these excellent fish and for all his help with the episode! Find out more about his work with gars on twitter: twitter.com/SolomonRDavid
and on his website: solomondavid.net
Would you like a gar pin? https://complexly.store/products/bizarre-beasts-pin-gars
Subscribe to the pin club here: store.dftba.com/collections/bizarrebeasts
This month's pin is designed by Logan Schmitt. You can find out more about him and his work here: loganschmitt.com
You can cancel any time by emailing hello@dftba.com
Host: Sarah Suta (she/her)
Follow us on socials:
Instagram: instagram.com/bizarrebeastsshow
Facebook: facebook.com/BizarreBeastsShow
Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/bizarrebeastsshow.bsky.social
#BizarreBeasts #Gar #fish #freshwaterfish
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Sources:
britannica.com/animal/mudskipper
bmcgenomics.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.1186/s12864-018-5355-9
oregonzoo.org/discover/animals/african-lungfish
blog.nationalgeographic.org/2016/08/08/conservation-of-ancient-fishes-reintroducing-the-alligator-gar-and-what-about-those-carp
wildlife.ca.gov/Conservation/Invasives/Species/Gar
fws.gov/fisheries/fishmigration/alligator_gar.html
https://www.floridamuseum.ufl.edu/discover-fish/species-profiles/atractosteus-spatula/
usgs.gov/special-topic/water-science-school/science/dissolved-oxygen-and-water?qt-science_center_objects=0#qt-science_center_objects
sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/003456877190003X
tpwd.texas.gov/fishboat/fish/management/alligator-gar/unique-fish.phtml
https://www.floridamuseum.ufl.edu/discover-fish/species-profiles/lepisosteus-osseus/
https://www.floridamuseum.ufl.edu/discover-fish/species-profiles/lepisosteus-platyrhincus/
jstor.org/stable/30055193?seq=1
in.gov/dnr/fishwild/files/Gar_animal_info_series_for_web_2012.pdf
https://journals.sbmu.ac.ir/ijmtfm/article/view/31548
pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/7210035
pubs.acs.org/doi/pdf/10.1021/jf60163a043
researcharchive.calacademy.org/research/ichthyology/catalog/SpeciesByFamily.asp
https://www.fishbase.se/glossary/Glossary.php?q=ichthyotoxin
americanscientist.org/blog/macroscope/angling-for-ancient-fish
nature.com/articles/nature15259
sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1742706112006186
https://australian.museum/learn/animals/fishes/ganoid-scales/
pnas.org/content/115/24/6249
------
Images:
storyblocks.com/video/stock/swarm-of-yellow-tail-fusilier-caesio-cuning-swimming-near-pier-pole-raja-ampat-indonesia-hv72wg2muk6dh53fi
storyblocks.com/video/stock/koi-carp-fish-in-a-pond-sbkfzieepketk5lmj
storyblocks.com/video/stock/port-jackson-shark-pup-in-water-4k-4i6jwjo
flickr.com/photos/berniedup/15573147038
flickr.com/photos/berniedup/15780821046/in/photolist-q3uQiu-pNcbaf-ecZBnb-pJ9s49-ecTT3i
youtu.be/J2_9EURKjEk
youtu.be/5tHnG1kuySM
istockphoto.com/vector/vector-map-of-world-in-grey-with-white-borders-gm1132051574-299952907
storyblocks.com/video/stock/close-up-shot-of-live-crayfish-walking-in-water-inside-of-fish-tank-in-fresh-seafood-store-bjuhthbisk2ow0ujf
storyblocks.com/video/stock/caged-mice-eating-in-food-bowl-7stmgsd
storyblocks.com/video/stock/a-male-and-female-duck-waddle-towards-the-camera-stz5xhezxjj0mfigy
storyblocks.com/video/stock/underwater-red-eared-sliders-underwater-eonjhutsgil3ujxd0
storyblocks.com/video/stock/the-turtle-peeps-out-of-the-water-in-the-aquarium-it-depicts-emotion---surprise-bvr_o5e4dwj6hpdegf
storyblocks.com/video/stock/animal-reptile-aquatic-water-turtle-in-a-water-pool-hkrh-sthukb48x9rc
youtu.be/CNdIg5R9gcU
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Atractosteus.JPG
