. California fish and game. Fisheries -- California; Game and game-birds -- California; Fishes -- California; Animal Population Groups; Pêches; Gibier; Poissons. 192 CALIFORNIA FISH AND GAME Buvettus pretiosus (Cocco). Oilfish: One specimen turned over to the laboratory by the skipper and crew of the seiner "Sparton" was caught in a blufin tuna haul near Guadalupe Island, Lower California, in 50 fathoms of water January 28,1947. The fish was 49 inches in length and weighed 34 pounds. This is apparently the second known record of this species from the eastern Pacific. It has also been


. California fish and game. Fisheries -- California; Game and game-birds -- California; Fishes -- California; Animal Population Groups; Pêches; Gibier; Poissons. 192 CALIFORNIA FISH AND GAME Buvettus pretiosus (Cocco). Oilfish: One specimen turned over to the laboratory by the skipper and crew of the seiner "Sparton" was caught in a blufin tuna haul near Guadalupe Island, Lower California, in 50 fathoms of water January 28,1947. The fish was 49 inches in length and weighed 34 pounds. This is apparently the second known record of this species from the eastern Pacific. It has also been recorded from the two sides of the Atlantic, the East Indies, Hawaii, Japan, South Africa, and various South Sea Islands. The other specimen is recorded from our coast by Barnhart and Hubbs in '' California Fish and Game, " Volume 30, Number 1, pp. 52-53, 1 illustration, 1944. v" '?*,. !C~ .. t '^/^ i-fe.**"^. 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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