. Copeia. Ichthyology; Herpetology. New York, November 24, 1916. No. .37. Published to advance the Science of cold-blooded vertebrates NOTES ON THE TOTUAVA (CYNOSCION 31ACDONALDI GILBERT). [In the northern part of the Gulf of California there is found in great abundance, a species of weak- fish which reaches a huge size, six feet or more in length, and which has much value as food. It is known locally as Totuava. I have received from Mr. Eiichiro Nakashima, a graduate of the Fisheries School at Tokyo, a man who has had considerable ex- perience in the pursuit of this fish, a series of notes co
. Copeia. Ichthyology; Herpetology. New York, November 24, 1916. No. .37. Published to advance the Science of cold-blooded vertebrates NOTES ON THE TOTUAVA (CYNOSCION 31ACDONALDI GILBERT). [In the northern part of the Gulf of California there is found in great abundance, a species of weak- fish which reaches a huge size, six feet or more in length, and which has much value as food. It is known locally as Totuava. I have received from Mr. Eiichiro Nakashima, a graduate of the Fisheries School at Tokyo, a man who has had considerable ex- perience in the pursuit of this fish, a series of notes concerning it. I here present a condensation of his observations.—David Stark Jordan.] CYNOSCION MACDONALDI GILBERT. The Totuava is caught mainly about the mouth of the Colorado River and southward to Guaymas in Sonora. Shallow points with sandy bottoms are the best fishing grounds. These fishes are rare in winter, very abundant in summer. They live both in clear and muddy water. The preferable temperature is from 57 to 80 degrees F. In the winter they go southward to Guaymas. Their migration is in part coincident with that of the small fishes on which they feed. These avoid the in- flowing cold water of the Colorado. They spawn mainly in early May, apparently in shallow water. After this they are very lean. They often come into very shallow water. They are omnivorous, feeding on any kind of small fish or crabs, but especially on. 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 American Society of Ichthyologists and Herpetologists. [New York, N. Y. , etc. ] : American Society of Ichthyologists and Herpetologists
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