Shortnose Gar Taxidermy Fish Mount For Sale

Description

Description of Taxidermy For Sale

This is a phenomenal 23.25″ Shortnose Gar taxidermy fish mount for sale. It is posed facing the viewer’s right and mounted to a piece of driftwood. The fins, painting, and taxidermy work are all in terrific shape. All of this combined has helped this item earn our Premier™ overall quality rating. All applicable dimensions are included to help ensure this item will fit within your intended display space.

– This is an authentic real skin mount.

– Great for a mantle, shelf, ledge, table, or countertop.

Animal Description

About the Short Nose Gar (Lepisosteus platostomus)

The Shortnose Gar is considered a rough freshwater fish native to the Mississippi and Missouri River channels of North America. This species selects for calm waters or backwaters of large rivers or tributaries. This fish grows to an average of 2 feet and gets its name rough fish from its armored ganoid scales that cover the length of its slender body. They have a feeding behavior that some may consider lazy they simply sit still and wait for something to swim by them and use their short burst speed ability to grab the prey quickly. This ability is done through a large caudal fin coupled with a close-by dorsal and ventral fin above the other.

Item Specification

Grade Certificate

Each item we sell comes with its own Grade & Specifications Certificate (GSC)

 

Grading each item based on it’s overall characteristics helps assist clients by taking the guess work out of choosing the right quality taxidermy piece to meet their needs. We assign grades to each item based on our 40+ years of experience in the taxidermy industry. From serious world class specimen collectors to first time buyers, we can help you find just the right item to meet your needs!

The Specifications of each item, including dimensions and unique characteristics, are recorded on each GSC Card. We include the Depth, Height, Width and Weight of every item when possible. We also include other features such as horn and antler length (when applicable) as well as any other key attributes and descriptions to better identify each items unique characteristics. Below is a sample GSC card. The Specifications and Grade information are provided in each listing.