About GrafixMat Coasters • Front • Back Story
About GrafixMat Coasters:
Each GrafixMat® is a work of art, masterfully laser-engraved on the cork front with a unique and amusing story colorfully illustrated on its flip-side. For a treasured gift or your own personal collection; select one or create a set of 2, 4, 6 or more from 21 themed Collections totaling more than 500 contemporary and fine art designs. Made from eco-friendly recycled cork from Portugal and Spain, yet handcrafted in the U.S.A. GrafixMats® are so artfully designed and intriguing, we've created a hanging hole in the back of each coaster.
All Natural • Durable • Easy Wash • Singles or Sets • Storage Caddies • 4 1/4" Diameter, 5/16" Thick • Green Certified
Front Design:
Golden Mexican Trout
The Back Story:
Viva La Pescado
Although the natural range of the Mexican Golden is farther south than most other trout species, these handsome fish, like other trout, need clean, cold water in which to live. They find it in headwater streams above 6,000 feet in the mountain ranges of two mainland Mexican states: Chihuahua and Durango.
Males are golden-yellow, with orange bellies and lower fins; females are silvery. Both have dark spots scattered along the back, tail and upper fins.
This is the only native Mexican trout that has a formal scientific name. Healthy populations thrive in only three rivers at higher elevations. Downstream, they encounter environmental threats including pollution, poaching and introduction of non-native fish, such as the rainbow trout, into their habitat.