. Common marine fishes of California. Fishes -- California; Fishes. COMMON MARINE FISHES. SHAD Alosa sapidissima Relationship: A member of the herring family, Clupeidae, as are the sardine and the herring. Introduced into California from the Atlantic Coast in 1871. Distinguishing Characters: The single, short dorsal fin near the middle of the back ; the absence of scales on the head ; the absence of a lateral line ; the deep which is drawn to a sharp saw-toothed edge on the breast and belly ; the head length being much less than the body depth. Length to about 30 inches. Color: Deep blu
. Common marine fishes of California. Fishes -- California; Fishes. COMMON MARINE FISHES. SHAD Alosa sapidissima Relationship: A member of the herring family, Clupeidae, as are the sardine and the herring. Introduced into California from the Atlantic Coast in 1871. Distinguishing Characters: The single, short dorsal fin near the middle of the back ; the absence of scales on the head ; the absence of a lateral line ; the deep which is drawn to a sharp saw-toothed edge on the breast and belly ; the head length being much less than the body depth. Length to about 30 inches. Color: Deep bluish above, becoming silvery on the sides and below ; a number of dark spots run along the back under the scales. Distribution: Alaska to Southern California, not common south of Monterey Bay. In the Atlantic Ocean, from Newfoundland to Florida. An anadromous fish, ascending rivers to spawn. Fishing Season: At present (1948) the commercial season extends from March 15th to May olst, but only in a district comprising part of the upper San Francisco Bay, delta and river area. There is no closed sport season but bag limits ai-e in effect part of the year. Consult fish and game laws. Importance: A minor commercial species in California. Heaviest landings are made at Pittsburg. Most of the catch is sold fresh, although part is canned or, occa- sionally, smoked. The roe is sold fresh or canned. Fishing Gear: Gill or trammel nets are the only legal commercial gear at this time (1948).. 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 Roedel, Philip M. , 1913-. [Sacramento : California State Print. Off. ,]
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