. California fish and game. Fisheries -- California; Game and game-birds -- California; Fishes -- California; Animal Population Groups; Pêches; Gibier; Poissons. 276 CALIFORNIA FISH AND GAME -;»,^««!^ 'Bffillliillllll>iilWlllOlllll>l llT a. FIGURE by D. H. Fry, Jr., 7950. CALIFORNIA SKATE Raja inornata Jordan and Gilbert The egg capsules of R. inornata have not been described previously. The horns at the anterior end of the rectangular case are longer and straighter than those at the posterior end, though in older, worn speci- mens, all may be the same length
. California fish and game. Fisheries -- California; Game and game-birds -- California; Fishes -- California; Animal Population Groups; Pêches; Gibier; Poissons. 276 CALIFORNIA FISH AND GAME -;»,^««!^ 'Bffillliillllll>iilWlllOlllll>l llT a. FIGURE by D. H. Fry, Jr., 7950. CALIFORNIA SKATE Raja inornata Jordan and Gilbert The egg capsules of R. inornata have not been described previously. The horns at the anterior end of the rectangular case are longer and straighter than those at the posterior end, though in older, worn speci- mens, all may be the same length. The anterior edge between the horns is concave; the posterior edge, almost straight. At- tachment fibers occur at both the anterior and posterior edges between the horns. The surface texture is smooth, because the longitudinal fibers are small and close together. The characteristic smooth surface helps distinguish this capsule from that of R. rhina, the longnose skate (Figure 3). The color varies from the pale olive-green of recently-laid eggs to dark brown or black in the more mature cases. Fifty egg-cases measured by the author ranged in least length from 70 to 85 mm, averaging 76 mm; in greatest width, from 65 to 76 mm, averaging 71 mm. Only one egg is deposited in each case. Since em- bryos were found in all stages of development, this skate appears to spawn thoughout 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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