This brought Wright to the Trinity River near Huntsville, Texas earlier this month to collect fin tissue samples and observe alligator gar ecology through "stable isotope analysis," Wright told Chron.

The Texas Parks and Wildlife Department (TPWD) is highlighting a fisherman named Jerry Threet after he recently caught and ...

In addition, Tunnell also showed off one of the alligator gar's scales. "Very hard and sharp," he said, describing the scales. "Almost impossible to penetrate the fish's skin with these covering it." ...