. California fish and game. Fisheries -- California; Game and game-birds -- California; Fishes -- California; Animal Population Groups; Pêches; Gibier; Poissons. 48 CALIFORNIA FISH AND CAME and several small patches of black on the dorsal fin membrane between the second and seventh dorsal spines (Figure 1). FIGURE 1. Xanthic, gigantic, China rockfish caught off Crescent City, California. All the China rockfish's physical attributes correspond to those described for this species (Ayres 1854, Phillips 1952, Miller and Lea 1972). The total length of 453 mm exceeds the previously reported total le
. California fish and game. Fisheries -- California; Game and game-birds -- California; Fishes -- California; Animal Population Groups; Pêches; Gibier; Poissons. 48 CALIFORNIA FISH AND CAME and several small patches of black on the dorsal fin membrane between the second and seventh dorsal spines (Figure 1). FIGURE 1. Xanthic, gigantic, China rockfish caught off Crescent City, California. All the China rockfish's physical attributes correspond to those described for this species (Ayres 1854, Phillips 1952, Miller and Lea 1972). The total length of 453 mm exceeds the previously reported total length of 432 mm by five percent. This specimen had seven anal fin rays, 10 unbranched and 18 total pectoral fin rays, 13 dorsal fin rays, and 29 gill rakers (8 + 21 = 29). The following measurements were taken: standard length (367 mm), head length ( mm), orbit width ( mm), bony interorbital width ( mm), suborbital height ( mm) and pectoral length ( mm). The age of this fish was determined by four scientists experienced in aging rockfish using the experimental broken and burnt otolith method (Chilton and Beamish 1982). All scientists agreed that the fish was approximately 70 years old (ca. 1918 year class). ACKNOWLEDGMENTS I wish to thank A. McBride, W. Samiere, T. Wyllie Echeverria and R. N. Lea for verifying the identification of this specimen, W. Barss for mounting and aging this fish and S. Smith for the photograph. LITERATURE CITED Ayres, 1854. (Description of new fishes from California]: Proc. Calif. Acad. Nat. Sci., Vol. 1:5-6. Chilton, , and R. J. Beamish. 1982. Age determination methods for fishes studied by the groundfish program at the Pacific Biological Station. Can. Spec. Publ. Fish. Aquat. Sci., 60: 102 p. Davenport, D. 1966. Color variant of bocaccio (Sebastodes paucispinis) in British Columbia waters. J. Fish. Res. Bd. Can., 23 (12):1981. McCormick, and W. Baldwin. 1952. Golden Dover sole taken at Eureka. Calif. Fish and Game,
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