. California fish and game. Fisheries -- California; Game and game-birds -- California; Fishes -- California; Animal Population Groups; Pêches; Gibier; Poissons. OBSERVATIONS AND NOTES ON SOME CALIFORNIA MARINE FISHES1 By John B. Fitch Bureau of Marine Fisheries California Division of Fish and < lame The appearances of the several species of fish listed below are unusual enough to warrant a published record. These specimens have come to the attention of the California State Fisheries Laboratory since the last series reported by Fitch 11949). Polydactylies approximans I Lay and Bennett) Paci
. California fish and game. Fisheries -- California; Game and game-birds -- California; Fishes -- California; Animal Population Groups; Pêches; Gibier; Poissons. OBSERVATIONS AND NOTES ON SOME CALIFORNIA MARINE FISHES1 By John B. Fitch Bureau of Marine Fisheries California Division of Fish and < lame The appearances of the several species of fish listed below are unusual enough to warrant a published record. These specimens have come to the attention of the California State Fisheries Laboratory since the last series reported by Fitch 11949). Polydactylies approximans I Lay and Bennett) Pacific threadfin (Fig. 41) A specimen approximately one foot in total length was taken by Mr. William 0. Woodworth of Coarsegold, California, during the summer of 1941. He was fishing in the surf at Sunset Leach just south of Long Leach. California, and was using long-handed ghost shrimp (Calianassa longi- mana Stimpson I for bait. His catch was identified from excellent photo- graphs which were sent to the laboratory in January. 1949. According to Mr. Woodworth the flesh of the threadfin proved to be quite tasty when it was eaten bv his 3 Inches Figure 41. Pacific threadfin. Polydactylies approximans. Photo by Hawthorne Studios, Los Angeles Barnhart (1936) gives the range of this species as the tropical east Pacific rarely to San Diego and Santa Catalina Island. Jordan and Starks (1907) state that this species is common about Mazatlan, and "has been once taken at Santa Catalina and once at San ; Follett (1948) in a review of this species gives the range from Callao, Peru to Santa Catalina Island, California. He also gives a detailed description of a 1 Submitted for publication March, 1949. (155 ). 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; Cali
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