. California fish and game. Fisheries -- California; Game and game-birds -- California; Fishes -- California; Animal Population Groups; Pêches; Gibier; Poissons. C/**-*^ JdbL^+ii.'r^ 'r>r\'ay*Jt^ ^ ^JIaZotR^-^-vm-* 16. The basking shark {Cetorhinus maximus). The size of the gill slits, which nearly meet under the throat, at once identifies this great shark (see fig. 61). It has the caudal fin and caudal keels as in the last two. The basking shark is found in Arctic seas and is not infre- quently taken as far south as IMonterey Bay. Recently one was taken at Santa Monica. It is known to reac
. California fish and game. Fisheries -- California; Game and game-birds -- California; Fishes -- California; Animal Population Groups; Pêches; Gibier; Poissons. C/**-*^ JdbL^+ii.'r^ 'r>r\'ay*Jt^ ^ ^JIaZotR^-^-vm-* 16. The basking shark {Cetorhinus maximus). The size of the gill slits, which nearly meet under the throat, at once identifies this great shark (see fig. 61). It has the caudal fin and caudal keels as in the last two. The basking shark is found in Arctic seas and is not infre- quently taken as far south as IMonterey Bay. Recently one was taken at Santa Monica. It is known to reach a length of thirty-six feet. Its habit of remaining motionless or drifting slowly along the surface of the water as if basking in the sun has given it its common name. It is said to be easily approached and harpooned when thus at the surface, but its final capture is difficult and dangerous on account of the power- ful blows it may deliver with its tail. In Monterey Bay it has some- times been caught in gill nets by swimming into them and then turning over and over, wrapping them tightly about its head, closing its gill slits, and so strangling. Its teeth are smaller than those of any other shark, there being about 200 in each roAv. This, together with its long, close-set gill rakers and sluggish liabits, indicates that it probably feeds upon small organisms, rather than upon fish or other- animals that would entail swiftness in their '^ 6a. c)vu^ y/uxa-tUtv ^ O'^aA. i-^^MJjX/) 17. The crayfish or dogfish (Squahis sucldii). The absence of an anal fin, together with the presence of a spine in front of each dorsal fin. at once serves to identify this shark (see fig. 62). Its color is. 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 Gam
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