King of the Salmon Duncan Berry feeding on salmon

feeding on salmon

(It belongs to the Deep-Sea ribbon fish family

a prehistoric fish native to North America

This rare bathypelagic specimen lives thousands of feet below the surface and has an earnest and expressive face

King of the Salmon Duncan Berry feeding on salmonAccording to legends of the Makah tribe of Neah Bay, Washington, this deep sea fish leads Salmon out of the ocean and up their spawning rivers in the fall. Hence its common name. (It belongs to the Deep Sea ribbon fish family.) Image Size: 15"h x 22"w Indigo archival inks on mulberry bark paper, mounted on hardwood birch panel with black lacquered sides. Artist retains the rights to reproduce any original artwork offered on this site.