. California fish and game. Fisheries -- California; Game and game-birds -- California; Fishes -- California; Animal Population Groups; Pêches; Gibier; Poissons. L8 CALIPORN] \ PISH AND (i VME. the others, making the tin sharply pointed above, and the caudal fin with its lower angle rounded and its upper sharp. The barbel at the chin is longer than in the yellow-fin croaker. It may be known from thai species at once by its lacking an enlarged spine at the front of the anal. The upper jaw projects considerably over the lower, the mouth is hori- zontal, and the maxillary barely, or scarcely, rea
. California fish and game. Fisheries -- California; Game and game-birds -- California; Fishes -- California; Animal Population Groups; Pêches; Gibier; Poissons. L8 CALIPORN] \ PISH AND (i VME. the others, making the tin sharply pointed above, and the caudal fin with its lower angle rounded and its upper sharp. The barbel at the chin is longer than in the yellow-fin croaker. It may be known from thai species at once by its lacking an enlarged spine at the front of the anal. The upper jaw projects considerably over the lower, the mouth is hori- zontal, and the maxillary barely, or scarcely, reaches to below the Eronl edge of the pupil. The edge of the preoperculum is divided into tine points which are membranous and not bony spines as in the yellowfbi croaker. The pectoral is rather long and reaches to about the tips of. Fig. 10. The California whiting (Mcnticcrrhus undulati the ventrals. The color is grayish with brighl reflections. On the back and side are many dark wavy lines that run upwards and backwards. The back sometimes lias faint dark bars crosswise to the body. This fish is rather common on sandy shores of southern California, and is known southward into the Gulf of California, while individuals are sometimes taken as far northward as San Francisco. It is a yen good food fish and reaches a length of 18 or 20 inches. The Spot, or Spotfin Croaker (Roncador stearnsi). This fish may be known at once by the large black spot at the base of the pectoral fin. It is not only on both sides of the pectoral, but is also somewhat on the body behind the pectoral base. As in most of 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 California. Dept. of Fish and Game; California. Fish and Game Commission; California. Division of Fish and Game. [San Francisco, etc. ] State of California, Resources A
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