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Spotted Gar

Spotted Gar, a reference illustration for identifying your catch
Dr. Yi-lin Yan and Dr. Brian Eames (via Wikimedia Commons) — CC BY 2.5. Source

Spotted Gar carries consumption advisories on 7 waters across 1 state. Limits depend on the water and the fish's size — a bigger fish has had longer to accumulate contaminants, so it's usually the stricter one.

Contaminants found in spotted gar: Dioxins, Mercury, PCBs

Advisories are per-water — there is no single answer

The strictest advisory on file for spotted gar is For children under 12: do not eat due to elevated Dioxin and Mercury. Whether that applies to your fish depends entirely on where you caught it. Find your water below.

Where spotted gar has advisories

Waters with spotted gar advisories