King / Chinook Salmon Fish Mount 28
Price: $99.00
This King Salmon 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: | 28" (70 cm) |
| Height: | 10" (25 cm) |
| Thickness: | 2.5" (5 cm) |
| Weight: | 2.9 lb (1.3 kg) |
| Material: | Albasia Furcata Wood |
FISH FACTS
| Family: | Salmonidae |
| Genus: | Oncorhynchus |
| Species: | tshawytscha |
| Scientific Name: | Oncorhynchus tshawytscha |
| Other Names: | King Salmon |
| Length: | To 4' 10" (1.5 m) |
| Weight: | 126 lb (57 kg) |
| Habitat: | Oceans near surface and at mid-depths, may feed near bottom; enters large rivers to spawn. |
| Range: | Bering Strait to southern California; in freshwater streams south to Sacramento River, California. Widely introduced. |
| Comments: | Chinook Salmon enters fresh water most months of the year, but the major spawning runs occur in the spring and fall. Similar to Coho Salmon, it feeds on a variety of crustaceans and fishes, such as anchovies, herrings, young rockfishes, and sand lances. This species is the most highly prized ocean sport fish from Alaska to northern California. It also supports a large valuable commercial troll fishery. |
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