North American fish with toxic roe (3)

I believe the answer is:

gar

(Other definitions for gar that I've seen before include "Pike-like fish" , "Creature" , "Type of fish" , "something fishy here" , "swimmer" .)

I've seen this clue in The New York Times.

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