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Socke Eye Salmon Fish Mounts - You can easily order through this website or call us if you prefer. GFM individually handcrafts each defined and detailed fish replica by hand, one-at-a-time. Every fish reproduction is perfectly airbrushed to resemble each species' most noticeable and distinct color patterns. By combining the best prices, unmatched quality while supporting and promoting the practice of catch-and-release fishing, Global Fish Mounts continues to be the go-to company for all Freshwater and Saltwater fish mounts. We offer most sizes and species of any fish, including the Socke Eye Salmon seen here. Variety of Sizes Available: Global Fish Mounts offers mounts of Socke Eye Salmon in a wide variety of different sizes. The models and sizes displayed on this page represent recently produced mounts. As we continuously add more sizes to our product list, and if you do not see the size you are looking for, or simply need more details about the process, please contact us by calling 954-942.1417 or Email: [email protected].
Optional Features Include
- Expedited Production/Shipping
- UV Inhibitive Polyurethane Outdoor Coating.
To learn more about optional features call 954.942.1417 or email us at: [email protected].
Artist Note: At times customers or anglers request us to use a reference photograph to paint by. If so our skilled artists will identify any unique characteristics in the photo which are later reflected in the completed paint scheme. This is why no two mounts are ever exactly alike and explains the differences you may see in the coloration of the various mounts. If you have a photo or description, please send it by email to [email protected]
- Fishmount Species Information
- Scientific Name: Oncorhynchus nerka
- Average Weight: 5 - 15 lbs.
- Location & Habitat: Like all other Pacific salmon, they are born in fresh water. However, sockeye require a lake nearby to rear in. Once hatched, juvenile sockeyes will stay in their natal habitat for up to three years, more than any other salmon. They then journey out to sea, where they grow rapidly, feeding mainly on zooplankton. They stay in the ocean for one to four years.
- Biology: Sockeye usually spend between one to four years in the ocean before returning to spawn in their home stream. Fish that return after only one year are usually male and are called jacks. They return during the summer or fall. Their runs don’t vary much on timing. Freshwater sockeye spawn August through February, and sea-run sockeye between July and December. Eggs hatch in the winter, and the alevins live off their yolk sac until early spring. Then they enter the fry stage and come out of the gravel. In lake systems, the young stay between one and three years in the system before heading out to sea as smolts. If there are no lakes, most young head for the ocean once they come out of the gravel.
- Physical Description: Sea going sockeyes have silver flanks with black speckles and a bluish top, giving them their "blueback" name. However, as they return upriver to their spawning grounds, their bodies turn bright red and their heads take on a greenish color. Breeding-age males have a distinctive look, developing a humped back and hooked jaws filled with tiny, easily visible teeth. Males and females both die within a few weeks after spawning. Sockeyes are the third most abundant of the species of Pacific salmons and are a keystone in the North American commercial fisheries
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