Common Name: Arctic Grayling
Scientific Name: Thymallus arcticus
Average Size: 13 inches long, 3 pounds in weight. The largest measured was 30 inches and 8.4 pounds
Range: Native throughout most of Alaska, along the U.S./Canada border, and as far south as Montana. Widely introduced in the rivers of the western U.S.
Habitat: Freshwater fish preferring clear, cold open waters and large rivers
Lifespan: Typically 15 years, record of 32 years
Diet: Mainly insects, sometimes smaller fish and on occasion voles and shrews
The arctic grayling mount on display in the Mason Exhibit was taken from the Mackensie River, Northwest Territories in 1989.