. California fish and game. Fisheries -- California; Game and game-birds -- California; Fishes -- California; Animal Population Groups; Pêches; Gibier; Poissons. 1:2 CALIFORNIA FISH AND GAME. spots, but not always. The spots may be clear cut and separated, or blended and more or less run together. This is the smallest of our stiug rays. Itut its numbers and activity make it one of the most dreaded by bathers. It scarcely exceeds a foot in length, and is found on the coast south of Point Coneepeion and southward to Panama. In sheltered bays on shallow sand or mud flats it occurs in almost count
. California fish and game. Fisheries -- California; Game and game-birds -- California; Fishes -- California; Animal Population Groups; Pêches; Gibier; Poissons. 1:2 CALIFORNIA FISH AND GAME. spots, but not always. The spots may be clear cut and separated, or blended and more or less run together. This is the smallest of our stiug rays. Itut its numbers and activity make it one of the most dreaded by bathers. It scarcely exceeds a foot in length, and is found on the coast south of Point Coneepeion and southward to Panama. In sheltered bays on shallow sand or mud flats it occurs in almost countless numbers. The Rat-Tailed Sting Ray (Dasyatis dipterura). This is known from other stiug rays of California by its long whip- like tail, longer than the rest of the body, and in addition the eyes are on top of the head, not near the edge of the disk. There is no dorsal or caudal fin. but the tail is provided Avith a long vertical fold of skin above and below. The outline of the disk is somewhat circular, though the front edges are nearly straight and meet at a slight angle at the snout. The skin is very slightly rough to the touch, and large speci- mens have a row of enlarged spines along the middle of the back, and a couple of spines at the shoulder. The color is plain bluish brown without spots. This ray is found in southern California and is rather abundant in San Diego Bav. It reaches a length of 6 Fig. 14. The rat-tailed sting ray Dasyatis dipterura. Young male. The Butterfly Sting Ray iPteroplatea marmorata). This may be known from all other skates and rays by the great width of the disk and the very short tail. It is very much wider than the entire length of the body and tail. The tail is flattened and has a slight fold of skin above and below, but no dorsal or caudal fin is devel- oped. The skin is perfectly smooth and no spines or prickles are developed anywhere. The sting is very small or frequently absent. It is dark brown in color and mottled with small l
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