. California fish and game. Fisheries -- California; Game and game-birds -- California; Fishes -- California; Animal Population Groups; Pêches; Gibier; Poissons. CALIFORNIA FISH AND GAME. 61 depth of the body. The eye is covered with a transparent, thickened membrane. The color is bright silver with each scale on the back hav- ing a large brown spot. This fish is more nearly round in section (cigar-shaped) than are other members of its family on our coast, the width of the body being about two-thirds of the depth. Next in order in this respect is the. Fig. 36. The Japanese herring {Etrumeus mi
. California fish and game. Fisheries -- California; Game and game-birds -- California; Fishes -- California; Animal Population Groups; Pêches; Gibier; Poissons. CALIFORNIA FISH AND GAME. 61 depth of the body. The eye is covered with a transparent, thickened membrane. The color is bright silver with each scale on the back hav- ing a large brown spot. This fish is more nearly round in section (cigar-shaped) than are other members of its family on our coast, the width of the body being about two-thirds of the depth. Next in order in this respect is the. Fig. 36. The Japanese herring {Etrumeus microps). sardine, which is considerably plumper than the herring, and deepest of all is the shad, which is very much deeper than wide. The Japanese herring is a common species in the Hawaiian Islands and in Japan. Specimens have been taken at San Diego, and a few years ago two specimens were sent to Stanford University from that locality with the statement that it was not rare in certain seasons. It should be looked for and its appearance and abundance reported to the State Fish and Game Commission. The Sardine (Sardinia caerulea). The sardine may be known by the opercle having a few raised lines or ridges running obliquely downward, the head longer than the depth of the body, and the breast and belly not drawn to a sharp, saw-toothed edge. The ventral fins are under the base of the dorsal fin, and the base of the anal fin is twice or more times longer than the diameter of the e^^e. The maxillary reaches to below the middle of the eye. 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 Agency, Dept. of Fish and Game
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