. California fish and game. Fisheries -- California; Game and game-birds -- California; Fishes -- California; Animal Population Groups; Pêches; Gibier; Poissons. 146 CALIFORNIA FISH AND CAME PARTIAL AMBICOLORATION IN THREE CALIFORNIA FLATFISHES During the past year Vneei caught three species of partially ambi- eolorate flatfishes from the Santa Barbara Channel near Santa Barbara, California: longfin sanddab (Cithan'chthus xanthostigma), fantail sole (Xystreurys liolepis), and c-o sole (Pleuronichthys coenosus). Dawson (1962) and Eisler (1963) do not list these three species in their recent sum
. California fish and game. Fisheries -- California; Game and game-birds -- California; Fishes -- California; Animal Population Groups; Pêches; Gibier; Poissons. 146 CALIFORNIA FISH AND CAME PARTIAL AMBICOLORATION IN THREE CALIFORNIA FLATFISHES During the past year Vneei caught three species of partially ambi- eolorate flatfishes from the Santa Barbara Channel near Santa Barbara, California: longfin sanddab (Cithan'chthus xanthostigma), fantail sole (Xystreurys liolepis), and c-o sole (Pleuronichthys coenosus). Dawson (1962) and Eisler (1963) do not list these three species in their recent summaries of such abnormal occurrences among flatfishes. The live fantail and c-o soles were observed for several weeks. Longfin sanddab 'Figure 1)—The fish Avas caught in November 1971 by otter trawl in 40 ft of water just seaward of a kelp bed located about 1 mile east of Santa Barbara harbor. It was 127 mm sl and the right or lower surface was about two-thirds pigmented. The unpig- mented region included the head and about one-fifth of the adjacent body. Pigmentation of colored areas appeared no different between eyed and blind side X th<'r abnormalities were detectable from radio- graphs or further external examination. Eisler (1963) noted that par- tially ambicoloi-ate flatfishes seldom display abnormalities of eyes, fins or scales. This held true for all three specimens reported in this note. C-O Sole (Figure 2)--This fish was caught in April 1972 at a depth of 50 ft about % mile south of Santa Barbara Pt. It was 186 mm sl and the blind left side was about four-fifths colored. The unpig- mented region included the head, a very small region adjacent and dorsal to the operculum and a small patch in the pectoral axilla. As in the longfin sanddab, no further external and internal abnormalities were found. Fantail sole (Figure 3)-—In June 1971 a partially ambicolorate fantail sole was caught on hook and line in 15 ft of water near the Santa Barbara pier. It was 195 mm sl.
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