. California fish and game. Fisheries -- California; Game and game-birds -- California; Fishes -- California; Animal Population Groups; Pêches; Gibier; Poissons. 218 ( llsll AM) GAME. â mMm^^ FIGURE 1âCalifornia rattail, Nezumia sfelgidolepis, 310 mm SL, from 240 to 310 fathoms, Santo Cotalina Island, California. Phofograph by Jack W. Schoii. M< )1i(ccii(s productusâPacific hake The six hake ranged from 247 to 495 iniu sl (278 to 543 inin tl) ; all were discarded. Sehastolobits alascaiiiisâshortspiiK^ chaiinel rockfisli Shortspine channel rockfish were tlie most abundant fish capt
. California fish and game. Fisheries -- California; Game and game-birds -- California; Fishes -- California; Animal Population Groups; Pêches; Gibier; Poissons. 218 ( llsll AM) GAME. â mMm^^ FIGURE 1âCalifornia rattail, Nezumia sfelgidolepis, 310 mm SL, from 240 to 310 fathoms, Santo Cotalina Island, California. Phofograph by Jack W. Schoii. M< )1i(ccii(s productusâPacific hake The six hake ranged from 247 to 495 iniu sl (278 to 543 inin tl) ; all were discarded. Sehastolobits alascaiiiisâshortspiiK^ chaiinel rockfisli Shortspine channel rockfish were tlie most abundant fish captured, the best tow yielding' 97 of the 177 caught. Altliongli they varied greatly in size (100 to 430 mm sl; 125 to 536 mm tl), most Avere 200 to 300 mm SL. The largest individual, a spent female 536 mm tl, weighed 2045 g. Most of these rockfish were discarded. IS cba stocks di phi proaâsplit nose rockfish Only two splitnose rockfish were taken. l)Ut both were fair-sized adults (273 and 295 mm sl; 332 and 357 mm tl). xLitoplopouKi Jinihrlaâsablefish Sablefish were the tliird most abuiKhint fish taken, but none of the 76 was exceptionally large (395 to 538 mm sl ; 460 to 628 mm tl). C(n-( p)'ociiis iiK hnnoiisâi)ink snailfish Two good-sized, adult pink snailfish (230 and 245 mm tl) were taken, but wcn-e not saved. Emhassichthys bathyhiusâdeepsea sole Both deepsea sole were caught in tow 5, the most productive haul. They were 345 and 442 mm sl (395 and 510 mm tl). and the largest, a female, weighed 1430 g. Since they represented a new southern dis- tribution record for the species, the smaller of the two was deposited in the UCLA fish collection. Microstomns pacificusâDover sole The eight Dover sole taken in these operations also came from tow 5. All were of a marketable size (265 to 340 mm sl; 315 to 400 tl), but none was exceptionally large. Poriferaâsponges Two sponges, representing two species, were taken in tow 2; both were sent to the AHF for identification and
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