#sabertooth salmon

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This Amphicyon got lucky! It's prey, a large male Oncorhynchus rastrosus already spawned and was in the process of dying.

[jakethefurry]

Sabertooth salmon

[fishyfishyfishtimes]

hullo i wanted to request a sabertooth salmon mention ,, they’re extinct but theyre criminally underrated and i dont think people realize how big they were (dammit ark) . love your blog So very much and thankyou : )

Ooh! Of course! :D

Daily fish fact #639

Sabertooth salmon!

These massive fish were no joke, as they could grow to be over two meters in length (6'7''~)! They had large sideways-facing tusks which were most likely used for defending their territory. Despite their formidable tusks, the sabertooth salmon are speculated to be planktivores, as their gill rakers were long and numerous!

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Whut!!! by HodariNundu

[dilfmommy]

By Ray Troll

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there are twelve water pools to spawn in

they all chose this one

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this one fish is singlehandedly stopping all the spawning in these pools

[eartharchives]

Saber-toothed salmon were more like warthogs

The gigantic salmon, reaching 2 meters (6.5 ft) in length and weighing just shy of half a ton, had teeth that resembled a saber-toothed cat. Or so they thought.

The teeth themselves might have been used as weapons or tools to move the stream bottom rocks around to secure their eggs.

Image credit: Lucas Lima