. Fishes. Fishes. 5^4 The Bass and their Relatives are elongate fishes common in the Mediterranean. Other Med- iterranean forms are Spondyliosoma canthams, Oblata melanura, etc. Girella nigricans is the greenfish of California, every- where abimdant about rocks to the south of San Francisco, and of considerable value as food. Almost exactly like it is the Mejinadai {Girella punctata) of Japan. The best-known members of this group belong to the genus Kyphosus. Kyphosus sectatrix is the rudder-fish, or Chopa blanca, common in the West Indies and following ships to the northward even as far as Ca
. Fishes. Fishes. 5^4 The Bass and their Relatives are elongate fishes common in the Mediterranean. Other Med- iterranean forms are Spondyliosoma canthams, Oblata melanura, etc. Girella nigricans is the greenfish of California, every- where abimdant about rocks to the south of San Francisco, and of considerable value as food. Almost exactly like it is the Mejinadai {Girella punctata) of Japan. The best-known members of this group belong to the genus Kyphosus. Kyphosus sectatrix is the rudder-fish, or Chopa blanca, common in the West Indies and following ships to the northward even as far as Cape Cod, once even taken at Palermo. It is supposed that it is enticed by the waste thrown overboard. Kyphosus elegans is found on the west coast of Mexico, Kyphosus tahmel in the East Indies and Polynesia, and numerous other species occur in tropical America and along the coasts of southern Asia. Sectator ocyurus is a more elongate form of rudder-fish, striped with bright blue and yellow, found in the Pacific. Medialuna califoniiensis is the half-moon fish, or medialuna, of southern California, an excellent food-fish frequently taken on rocky shores. Numerous related species occur in the Indian seas. Fossil fragments in Europe have been referred to Boops, Spondyliosoma, and other Fig. 457.—Blue-green SunflsU, Apotnotis cyanellus .Rafinesque). Kansas River (After 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 Jordan, David Starr, 1851-1931. New York, H. Holt and Company
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