. California fish and game. Fisheries -- California; Game and game-birds -- California; Fishes -- California; Animal Population Groups; Pêches; Gibier; Poissons. 126 CALIFORNIA F1«H AND UAiME. dorsal is lii^li and ti'ianfj-nlar, and has altoiit ('i<,dil spines. Tlie front (if tlif second dorsal and anal aic liii;li and pointed. The anal is pre- i-eded hy two .st ronv? spines iind is hehind the front of I he sn-ond doi' Fig. 71. The horse mackerel (Trachurns symmctricus). The pectoral fin reaches to or a little past the anal spines. The back is ijreenisli shading downward to silvery on
. California fish and game. Fisheries -- California; Game and game-birds -- California; Fishes -- California; Animal Population Groups; Pêches; Gibier; Poissons. 126 CALIFORNIA F1«H AND UAiME. dorsal is lii^li and ti'ianfj-nlar, and has altoiit ('i<,dil spines. Tlie front (if tlif second dorsal and anal aic liii;li and pointed. The anal is pre- i-eded hy two .st ronv? spines iind is hehind the front of I he sn-ond doi' Fig. 71. The horse mackerel (Trachurns symmctricus). The pectoral fin reaches to or a little past the anal spines. The back is ijreenisli shading downward to silvery on the lower parts. The horse mackerel is found abundantly from San Francisco south- ward. As a food fish it is inferior to the mackerel, being rather coarse fleshecl Little has been done in preserving it. THE MARLIN-SPIKE FISHES. {Family Istiophoridce.) In this family are the sailfishes {IstiopJtorus), and spearfishes of the Atlantic, and the marlin-spike fishes of the Pacific. The spearfishes and marlin-spike belong to the same genus (Tefrapterus) though of different species. The fishes of this family differ from the true swordfishes in having small granular teeth in the mouth, in having ventral fins, and in having two keel-like projections on each side of the tail. The Marlin-Spike Fish (Tetrapterus mitsukurii). This species may be known by its upper jaw being prolonged into a "sword" together with its having long V( ntral fins composed of one ray each. The first dorsal fin is high in front where it rises to a point,. 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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