Gar

"I caught a gar! Nose like a GARden hose!" —Wild World

"I caught a gar! Gar har har HAAAAR!" —City Folk

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Real-world info
Name: Atractosteus spatula Family: Lepisosteidae - Gars
Main appearances
DnM DnM+ AC DnMe+ iQue WW CF NL NH
Other appearances
Film HHD aF PC
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The rare Gar acts as a nighttime counterpart to the Giant Snakehead. It sells for 6,000 Bells, the only fish that does, and is approximately two and a quarter meters long. It appears in late summer from 4 PM to 9 AM. It is also the most expensive river pool fish.

Donating to the Museum

When placed in the museum, the gar shares a tank with the Arapaima. This means it is in the middle tank in Animal Crossing: Wild World, and the middle-right tank Animal Crossing: City Folk.

In Wild World

"<Player>, if you plan to raise a gar at home, I have some crucial advice. You must be very careful not to overfeed it! These brutes grow much faster than you might suspect, eh wot? Before you know it, it could be bigger than you can handle! The horror!"

<Player> refers to the player's name.

In City Folk

Blathers will say this when given the long fish:

"Hoo, I daresay you've really fished a winner this time, my dear owlet! Gar can grow to massive sizes--up to 120 inches! Let's hope this new addition to our museum can grow to equally enormous size..."

Encyclopedia Information

Once the player has caught a particular fish or bug, they can find information about it in the bug or fish menus. Once the gar has been caught, the following information can be found in the fish menu:

Wild World

• Size: 6.2 feet
• Habitat: Ponds
• Season: Summer
• They resemble alligators, and are so large, they can even eat waterfowl.

City Folk

• Size: 76 in.
• Habitat: River Pools
• Season: Summer - Fall
• These ancient, huge, alligator-like fish have been known to eat waterfowl.

Further information

File:Gar real life.jpg

This is a real life lepidosteus gar.

This fish can be caught up to 12 feet in length (about 4 meters). Its scales are diamond-shaped and are sometimes used for jewelery. It appears in North America, particularly the United States of America.