African Tiger Fish Fish Mount 26" Taxidermy Replica Wood Carving Sculpture Wall Art
Price: $94.00
This African Tiger fish mount is hand-made from Albizia Furcata wood. It is hand-painted using an air brush with a nitrocellulose lacquer top coat for a "wet-look" finish. This fish sculpture was carefully carved to create a fish replica. It is a half mount with a flat back with two holes for hanging on a wall. It is a beautiful hand-crafted piece of fish art that will surely get noticed by everyone who sees it.
| Length: | 26" (65 cm) |
| Height: | 15" (37 cm) |
| Thickness: | 2.5" (5 cm) |
| Weight: | 3.3 lb |
| Material: | Albasia Furcata Wood |
FISH FACTS
| Family: | Alestiidae |
| Genus: | Hydrocynus |
| Species: | vittatus |
| Scientific Name: | Hydrocynus vittatus |
| Length: | To 3' 5" (105 cm) |
| Weight: | To 68 lb (28 kg) |
| Habitat: | Tropical; 22°C - 28°C |
| Range: | Africa: Niger/Bénoué, Ouémé, Senegal, Nile, Omo, Congo, Lufira, Lualaba, Luapula, Zambeze, Limpopo, Rovuma, Shore, Rufiji , Ruaha, Wami, and Ruvu. Lakes - Bangwéolo, Moéro, Tanganyika, Upemba, Rukwa and Malagarazi. Also Okavango and lower reaches of coastal systems south to Pongolo. Also found in Lake Kariba. |
| Comments: | Prized as gamefish. These African fish are found in many rivers and lakes on the continent and are fierce predators with distinctive protruding teeth. |
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