[5] This species has irregular round, black spots on the top of its head and over the entire body including the anal fin.

Also, it has a shorter, broad snout with a single row of irregularly spaced sharp teeth on the upper and lower jaws.

They can be found in the Ochlockonee River and waters east and in peninsular Florida in medium to large lowland streams, canals, and lakes with muddy or sandy bottoms near underwater vegetation.

It is also common to find them sitting in a marshy shoreline, these gar are typically 2 feet or more in length, with the bottom being no deeper than 6 inches.

[6] Groups of both sexes come together in shallow, weedy water where the females discharge their adhesive eggs among the aquatic plants.

[7] The hatched young possess an adhesive organ on the end of their snouts and stay attached to vegetation until about 0.8 in (2 cm) long.

Following spawning in the late winter and early spring, male Florida gars undergo a decrease in their reproductive parameters throughout the summer.

This allows the Florida gar to withstand the high temperatures and dry conditions of their habitats during the summer.