Dr. Polanskyfish

Your error is very common, but unfortunately, the image is not of a Gar fish. It is of the rare Sabre-toothed Tigerfish (E. Pluribus Chewum). As a member of the Audubon Society's relatively unknown marine branch, I am one of the few with the knowledge and experience to recognize the almost indiscernable differences between the two species. For instance, the Gar has only 312 teeth, while the Tigerfish has 314. Before you caught and killed this fish, there were only three known to exist in the entire world. The Chinese market in Tigerfish genitals (alleged to make a delicious party dip), has virtually wiped them out. Your specimen looks to be pregnant and, as one fish will mate only once and will generally lay 50,000 eggs, could have revived the species.