Wednesday
Aug182010
Oncorhynchus rastrosus

Or, the Sabertooth Salmon.
Vital Statistics:
Lived: Late Miocene to Pleistocene.
Habitat: Off of what is now California.
Size: 9 feet in length.
Fangs: Yes.
Eats: Whatever It wants.
LINK (Via:The Measure)
tagged
fish of the day,
saber tooth salmon in
Species



Reader Comments (2)
One more fish decimated by pollution, damming up the spawning grounds, and overfishing!
Ray Troll has a great piece dedicated to this fish: http://www.trollart.com/sabre.html