Abyssal Gar

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Abyssal Gar#29
Description	Its body is slender and stiff, with long, sharply pointed jaws. They swim almost upright, fins fanning against the weak current to hold them still.
Catching
Type
Location	Gale Cliffs
Time	Any
Max Length	2.00 m
Rod	Yes
Trawl	No
Pot	No
Inventory
Space	4x1 Slot(s)
Other Info
Value	$35.00
Base Value per Slot	$8.75
Max Length Value	$43.75
Aberrations	Bifurcated Gar

Description

The Abyssal Gar is a Fish that lives in Gale Cliffs in The Iron Rig DLC.

Fishing

When fishing for Abyssal Gar, the game utilizes the pendulum minigame.

Real-Life Counterpart

• The Gar (Lepisosteidae spp.) is a primitive, freshwater fish found in rivers and lakes of North and Central America. It has a long, cylindrical body covered in hard, diamond-shaped scales and a long, narrow snout filled with sharp teeth. Gars can grow up to 3 m (10 ft) in length, making them one of the largest freshwater fish in the region. They are ambush predators, feeding on fish, crustaceans, and small mammals. Gars have a slow growth rate and can live for many years. They are not endangered, though habitat destruction and pollution have impacted some populations.

Trivia

• The Abyssal Gar is a reference to the Abyssal Rainbow Gar, a fabricated fish from a famously false publication by William Beebe^[1]. This fish is now believed to have been a hoax, or at least a misidentification. None of Beebe's discovered fish have ever been reidentified. Another of Beebe's discoveries was the Giant Dragonfish.