. California fish and game. Fisheries -- California; Game and game-birds -- California; Fishes -- California; Animal Population Groups; Pêches; Gibier; Poissons. 210 CALIFORNIA FISH AND GAME TWO UNUSUAL FLATFISHES FROM MONTEREY BAY Within a period of one week, two unusual flatfishes were taken from Monterey Bay. One of these was a California halibut, Paralichthys californicus, 20 inches in total length, and the other a starry flounder, Platichthys stellatus, 12-| inches in total length. Both of these specimens were totally dark on the underside as well as on the top side. In addi- tion, both h
. California fish and game. Fisheries -- California; Game and game-birds -- California; Fishes -- California; Animal Population Groups; Pêches; Gibier; Poissons. 210 CALIFORNIA FISH AND GAME TWO UNUSUAL FLATFISHES FROM MONTEREY BAY Within a period of one week, two unusual flatfishes were taken from Monterey Bay. One of these was a California halibut, Paralichthys californicus, 20 inches in total length, and the other a starry flounder, Platichthys stellatus, 12-| inches in total length. Both of these specimens were totally dark on the underside as well as on the top side. In addi- tion, both had an anterior hook to the dorsal fin and one eye incompletely rotated from the opposite side (see Fig. 66). It is not unusual to find a flatfish occasionally with partial coloration on the white or blind side, with no other abnormalities. But, total or almost total ambicoloration accompanied by the above abnormalities is quite Fig. 66. Top view of head of ambicolored California halibut showing anterior hook to dorsal fin and one eye in partially rotated position. The total length of specimen was 20 inches. An ambicolored starry flounder, 12J inches in total length, taken about the same time and in the same general locality in Monterey Bay showed the same characteristics. The California halibut was taken in 25 fathoms of water off Moss Landing by the vessel '' Falcon'' while dragging on December 28, 1944. The starry flounder was taken in the same locality by the vessel "Riso ; on January 4, 1945. Both catches were unloaded at the General Fish Corporation, Monterey. Cottardo Loero, manager of the concern, saved the specimens upon noting their peculiarities. The specimens have been turned over to Stanford University for permanent keeping. E. W. Gudger of the American Museum of Natural History, New York City, has been working on unusual fishes for 17 years. During this. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been d
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