. California fish and game. Fisheries -- California; Game and game-birds -- California; Fishes -- California; Animal Population Groups; Pêches; Gibier; Poissons. NCH Figure 5 8. Young Black Sea-bass, Stereolepis gigas. Photo by Haden and Carpenter, San Pedro Stereolepis gigas (Ayres). Black Sea-bass; Jewfish: A small black sea-bass, approximately three and one-half inches long, was found in a load of Pacific mackerel taken by the seiner "St. Augustine" about seven miles off the town of San Clemente on the night of February 24, 1947. The black sea-bass known to most people is a verita
. California fish and game. Fisheries -- California; Game and game-birds -- California; Fishes -- California; Animal Population Groups; Pêches; Gibier; Poissons. NCH Figure 5 8. Young Black Sea-bass, Stereolepis gigas. Photo by Haden and Carpenter, San Pedro Stereolepis gigas (Ayres). Black Sea-bass; Jewfish: A small black sea-bass, approximately three and one-half inches long, was found in a load of Pacific mackerel taken by the seiner "St. Augustine" about seven miles off the town of San Clemente on the night of February 24, 1947. The black sea-bass known to most people is a veritable giant of a more or less dull blackish color. This young specimen was a brick red color with black spots over the body which gave a polka-dot effect. Local fishermen report that they often see young black sea-bass in and around the kelp beds. A decription of the change in color and form which occur with growth in this species is given by Higgins in "California Fish AND Game, '' Volume 6, Number 1, pp. 5-6, illustrated, 1920. John E. Fitch, Bureau Marine Fisheries, California Division Fish and Game, March, 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 California, Resources Agency, Dept. of Fish and Game
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