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Oncorhynchus rastrosus
Wednesday, August 18, 2010 at 12:00AM
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