According to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration, alligator is seafood. The agency classifies alligator -- alongside other semi-aquatic animals such as frogs and turtles -- as "fish" in its list ...

A giant, prehistoric-looking alligator gar has been caught by a fisherman using a bow and arrow at Falcon Lake, Texas. On Wednesday, the fisherman's brother, Gerardo Benitez, uploaded pictures and ...

Alligator meat has a similar nutritional profile to fish. It is low in fat (particularly saturated), high in mono and polyunsaturated fatty acids, and a good source of omega-3 fatty acids.

Food-Drink Alligator meat is OK to eat on Fridays during Lent, here's why and how to prepare it Alligators and other reptiles can be eaten on Fridays during Lent as chefs share cooking tips ...

Kirk Kirkland/Facebook A Kentucky fisherman caught a massive, 283-pound alligator gar fish that is likely to set records. A Kentucky fisherman reeled in a big one — a really big one.

A Kentucky angler, Art Weston, may have set a new IGFA world record when he caught a 7-foot, 153-pound alligator in Texas on the Sam Rayburn Reservoir with the help of an expert guide.

The International Game Fish Association’s recently approved all-tackle record is 128.37 kilograms (283 pounds) for an alligator gar 8 feet, 4 inches long, caught by Arthur Weston on Sept. 2 ...

After releasing the giant fish, they kept at it until around 3 a.m., and Song landed eight more alligator gar between 4 and 6 feet long. Myers wouldn’t reveal the exact spot where he and Song caught ...

A pair of seasoned, world-record-chasing anglers just left another mark on the record books. On Tuesday traveling angler Art Weston and Texas fishing guide Capt. Kirk Kirkland caught a giant, ...

“Texas really remains kind of the last stronghold of alligator gar populations,” Bennett said. “What we’re kind of trying to do is just hold on to that and preserve the fish because they ...

They can measure 10 feet and weigh nearly 300 pounds. The all-tackle world record, a 279-pound alligator gar caught in the Rio Grande, Texas, has stood since 1951. The fish are typically olive ...