. California fish and game. Fisheries -- California; Game and game-birds -- California; Fishes -- California; Animal Population Groups; Pêches; Gibier; Poissons. 64 CALIFORNIA PISH VXD GAME. vomer and the relative covering of the maxillary b\ the preorbital is as in the rock kiss. The third dorsal spine is considerably more than twice as long as the second and is Longer than the fourth. The eye is as wide as the bony pari of the preorbital space just below it. The spines on the edge of the preopercle and the Hal spine on the gill cover do not differ much from those of the rock bass. The small
. California fish and game. Fisheries -- California; Game and game-birds -- California; Fishes -- California; Animal Population Groups; Pêches; Gibier; Poissons. 64 CALIFORNIA PISH VXD GAME. vomer and the relative covering of the maxillary b\ the preorbital is as in the rock kiss. The third dorsal spine is considerably more than twice as long as the second and is Longer than the fourth. The eye is as wide as the bony pari of the preorbital space just below it. The spines on the edge of the preopercle and the Hal spine on the gill cover do not differ much from those of the rock bass. The small scales on top of the head extend forward to opposite the front of the eyes. The ground color is solid greenish to under the middle of the second dorsal, behind which the color of the back and side is irregularly broken with short wavy lines. The under parts of the body are pure white. On the front of the body are some traces of irregular dusky bands extern line down and back. The first dorsal has a large dusky spot in front, and the anal fin is a bright slate-blue. The cheek and region below the eye arc covered with small round golden or yellowish-brown spots. Fig. Fig. 25. Johnny Verde or kelp bass (Paralabrax ncbiilifer'). This bass is a very good food fish, differing little in this respect from the rock bass and spotted kelp bass. It is rather abundant on the coast of southern California, and has been occasionally taken as far north as Monterey Bay, while southward it extends its range along Lower Cali- fornia. It reaches a length of about IS inches. Spotted Kelp Bass or Cabrilla (Paralabrax maculatofasciatus.) The spotted bass may be at once known by the small spots that every- where cover the head and body and extend over the second dorsal and caudal fins. In common with the other members of the family Serranidae the vomer is rough with fine teeth and the maxillary is only slightly hidden by the bones above it, It resembles the kelp bass (P. nebulifer) and differs Er
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