21/05/2023
Alligator gar(Atractosteus spatula) an euryhaline fish in Dal Lake. The alligator gar fish is native to North America and can be found in some parts of Bhopal and Kerala in india . Given the existing knowledge of the species' whereabouts in the world, researchers are still confused about how the fish got caught all the way up in the mountain regions of Kashmir..It is the largest species in the gar family, and among the largest freshwater fish.Alligator gar are stalking, ambush predators, primarily piscivores, but they also ambush and eat waterfowl and small mammals they find floating on the water's
Alligator gar are relatively passive, seemingly sluggish solitary fish, but voracious ambush predators. They are opportunistic night predators and are primarily piscivores, but they also ambush and eat water fowl, turtles, and small mammals that may be floating on the surface. Their method of ambush is to float a few feet below the surface, and wait for unsuspecting prey to swim within reach. They lunge forward, and with a sweeping motion, grab their prey, impaling it on their double rows of sharp teeth.
The biggest threat of finding it in Dal Lake is the destruction of the local ecosystem. They will feed on native fishes and the vulnerable and endangered fishes would steadily disappear.
Is it accidental being a tourist place and Ornamental fish(Fishes that are kept in home aquariums, or for aesthetic purposes are considered ornamental fish). There are a lot of questions, especially from the ecology and biodiversity point of view which needed be find out ..But it will be too early to suggest any Reson...............
