. California fish and game. Fisheries -- California; Game and game-birds -- California; Fishes -- California; Animal Population Groups; Pêches; Gibier; Poissons. NOTES ON CALIFORNIA MARINE FISHES 113 Alepisaurus borealis (Gill) Wolffish. (Figure 54.) On February 11, 1950, a four-foot wolffish was noticed swimming feebly in the surf near the mouth of Oso Flaco Creek just south of Pismo Beach. It snapped viciously at a youngster who was attempting to catch it. Mr. Harold Foster of Pismo Beach, who was digging clams nearby, finally captured the fish by throwing it onto the beach before it could b
. California fish and game. Fisheries -- California; Game and game-birds -- California; Fishes -- California; Animal Population Groups; Pêches; Gibier; Poissons. NOTES ON CALIFORNIA MARINE FISHES 113 Alepisaurus borealis (Gill) Wolffish. (Figure 54.) On February 11, 1950, a four-foot wolffish was noticed swimming feebly in the surf near the mouth of Oso Flaco Creek just south of Pismo Beach. It snapped viciously at a youngster who was attempting to catch it. Mr. Harold Foster of Pismo Beach, who was digging clams nearby, finally captured the fish by throwing it onto the beach before it could bite him. This specimen has been deposited in the collection of the University of California at Los Figure 54. Wolffish, Alepisaurus borealis. Photograph by Al Johns for Vernon M. Haden, San Pedro. A previously unrecorded specimen four feet long was picked up dead on the beach at the mouth of Oso Flaco Creek during March 1945. A photograph of the fish was sent to the California State Fisheries Labora- tory by Fisli and (fame Warden R. E. Jeffries. During the summer of 1950. a 53-inch wolf fish was taken from the surf near Pt. Sal (just south of Oso Flaco Creek) by Mr. John W. Taylor of Los Angeles. This third A. borealis was reported to the laboratory by Warden II. L. Lantis of Santa Maria. The most recent capture was made by the crew of the Cali- fornia Division of Fish and Game research vessel N. B. ScoFiELDsome 240 TABLE 1 Measurements in millimeters and counts on two Alepisaurus borealis Measurements Standard length Total length Head length Upper jaw Dorsal base Anal base Pectoral base Ventral base Snout Fleshy orbit Bony interorbital width Tip of snout to dorsal Tip of snout to ventral insertion. Tip of snout to anal insertion Pectoral length Ventral length Counts Gill rakers outer arch, upper limb lower limb Dorsal rays Anal rays Pectoral Ventral rays Total vertebrae total_ Weight. Oso Flaco Creek Feb. 11, 1950 1,160 1,260 205 142 727 111 36
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