. Common marine fishes of California. Fishes -- California; Fishes. COMMON MARINE FISHES 123. SAND DAB Citharichthys sordidus Relationship: A member of family Bothidae. (See page 122.) Distinguishing Characters: See page 122. The unsymmetrical ventral fins, that on the eyed side being attached to the ridge of the abdomen ; the nearly straight lateral line; the lack of a doi-sal branch to the lateral line; the large, loosely attached scales ; the lower eye being longer than the snout; the length of the pectoral on the eyed side being less than the length of the head. Eyes on the left side of th
. Common marine fishes of California. Fishes -- California; Fishes. COMMON MARINE FISHES 123. SAND DAB Citharichthys sordidus Relationship: A member of family Bothidae. (See page 122.) Distinguishing Characters: See page 122. The unsymmetrical ventral fins, that on the eyed side being attached to the ridge of the abdomen ; the nearly straight lateral line; the lack of a doi-sal branch to the lateral line; the large, loosely attached scales ; the lower eye being longer than the snout; the length of the pectoral on the eyed side being less than the length of the head. Eyes on the left side of the body. Length to a foot or more; weight to two pounds. Color: Various shades of tan or brown, sometimes spotted or blotched with dull orange or black. Distribution: Alaska to Lower California. Fishing Season: Throughout the year. Importance: Forms about a tenth of the State's flatfish catch. Marketed fresh and considered a delicacy. Landed chiefly at San Francisco and Eureka. Fishing Gear: Otter trawls. Taken on special set lines in Southern California. Unauthorized Name: Soft flounder. Note: Two other species of sand dab are fourifl in California but are of minor importance. stipmaeus, ranges along the entire coast. Its lower eye is no longer than the snout and its pectoral fln is shorter than Ihe head. The other. Citharichthys xanthostltjmus, occurs in Southern and Lower Calitornia and is distinguislied by the pectoral fln which is longer than the 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 Roedel, Philip M. , 1913-. [Sacramento : California State Print. Off. ,]
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