. California fish and game. Fisheries -- California; Game and game-birds -- California; Fishes -- California; Animal Population Groups; Pêches; Gibier; Poissons. NOTES 159. â :,-^?^^j^.i^:immja^ix»iim^.:" FIGURE 1. Portion of one group of bat rays, Myl'iobafis callfornica Gill. Photograph by Richard L. Moe. AN UNUSUAL AGGREGATION OF BAT RAYS, MYLIOBATIS CAUFORNICA GILL On August 27, 1973, at approximately 0900, Kiehard L. Moe and I observed an unusual aggregation of bat rays, Myliohatis californica Gill, approximately km ( mile) offshore of the Palos Verdes Peninsula, Los Angeles
. California fish and game. Fisheries -- California; Game and game-birds -- California; Fishes -- California; Animal Population Groups; Pêches; Gibier; Poissons. NOTES 159. â :,-^?^^j^.i^:immja^ix»iim^.:" FIGURE 1. Portion of one group of bat rays, Myl'iobafis callfornica Gill. Photograph by Richard L. Moe. AN UNUSUAL AGGREGATION OF BAT RAYS, MYLIOBATIS CAUFORNICA GILL On August 27, 1973, at approximately 0900, Kiehard L. Moe and I observed an unusual aggregation of bat rays, Myliohatis californica Gill, approximately km ( mile) offshore of the Palos Verdes Peninsula, Los Angeles County, California. We observed the rays in the area between White's Point and Point Vicente, moving in a west- erly direction at one point, and later, moving in an easterly direction along the peninsula. We skin dove on several groups of rays, which were swimming be- tween and 6 m (5 and 20 ft) below the surface. Kiehard L. Moe took a series of photographs, one of which is included (Figure 1). The groupings consisted of from 5 to 100 individuals, and we estimated the total number of individuals to be in the thousands. All the rays were of the same general size, approximately 300 mm (12 inches) in ''wing- span. '' The groups took evasive action as a group when pressed closely by the divers. ACKNOWLEDGMENTS I wish to thank Richard L. Moe for his photographs and assistance, since his isolation in the Antarctic makes it impossible for him to re- view, and thus co-author this note. âDan B. Odenweller, California Department of Fish and Game, 3900 N. Wilson, Way, Stockton, California 95205. Accepted October Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original California. Dept. of Fish and Game; California. Fish and Game Commission; California. Division of Fish and Game. [San Francisco, etc. ] State of
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