. California fish and game . nut l)etii reported north of Santa l>arl)ara. Its rangeextends sonthward alonge the coast of Lower Califoi-nia. It reaches aleiigth of about inches, and is a faii-ly goo(] food fisti. The Kingfish (Genyonemus lineatus). The eliaracteis of the first sentenee separate this fish fi-oni its rela-tives. Tiie blunt snout projecting over the tip of the lower jaw; nobarbel at the chin; no enlarged spine at the front of the anal. Themouth is rather oblique. The lower jaw closes within the upper, andtlie maxillary reaches to under the middle of the eye or a trifle far
. California fish and game . nut l)etii reported north of Santa l>arl)ara. Its rangeextends sonthward alonge the coast of Lower Califoi-nia. It reaches aleiigth of about inches, and is a faii-ly goo(] food fisti. The Kingfish (Genyonemus lineatus). The eliaracteis of the first sentenee separate this fish fi-oni its rela-tives. Tiie blunt snout projecting over the tip of the lower jaw; nobarbel at the chin; no enlarged spine at the front of the anal. Themouth is rather oblique. The lower jaw closes within the upper, andtlie maxillary reaches to under the middle of the eye or a trifle edge of the preoperculum is meinbranous and without fine bonypoints. On each side of the lower jaw just ])ehind the chin are seveialvery small l)ar])els, so small that they scarcely show without the aid ofa magnifier. The spines of the dorsal are slendei-. The pectoral endsopposite to the very slender points of the ventrals, or reaches a little]>ast. The caudal fin is slightly concave behind. Brassy reflections. Pile kingfish (Gcnyonciiiiix liiicntiis). overlie the bright silvery color. Very faint wavy lines follow the rowsof scales upwards and backwards. The fins are usually yellowish, andthere is a snudl dark s])ot just behind the base of the upper pectoi-alrays. This fish and the white sea bass are the only ones of this family thatare found in any abundance as far north as San Francisco. It runssouthward along the Lower California coast. It is commoner in sum-mer than in winter, and more abundant on the southern coast than thenorthern. It scarcely exceeds a foot in length, but its abundance makesit a food fish of considerable impoitance. When fresh it is a very goodfood fish, Imt its flesh is i-ather soft and it does not keej) very well. Itis sometimes called tomcod in southern California. This name shouldnot be used, for it in no way. shape, nor mannei- reseml)les the tomcod. NOTE ON THE SAND DAB AND CALIFORNIA BONITO. By EDWIN C. STARKS. Through an oversight i
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