. California fish and game. Fisheries -- California; Game and game-birds -- California; Fishes -- California; Animal Population Groups; Pêches; Gibier; Poissons. THE PISMO CLAM 287 The shells of iiidixidiuil chiiiis vjiry (Muisidcrably in hotli color and l>atteni. The c'haracteristic coloi- is a |)al(' huckskin, thoujrh thoy raiio from this to a dark cliocolatc ()('casioiial iiidi\'idiials ai'c niai-kcd witli chocolate brown lines radiatinji- ont to the inai'j^in. A third color jiattej-ii consists of three liht streaks radiating- from the hin<;-ed end; these are not so conspicuons as the
. California fish and game. Fisheries -- California; Game and game-birds -- California; Fishes -- California; Animal Population Groups; Pêches; Gibier; Poissons. THE PISMO CLAM 287 The shells of iiidixidiuil chiiiis vjiry (Muisidcrably in hotli color and l>atteni. The c'haracteristic coloi- is a |)al(' huckskin, thoujrh thoy raiio from this to a dark cliocolatc ()('casioiial iiidi\'idiials ai'c niai-kcd witli chocolate brown lines radiatinji- ont to the inai'j^in. A third color jiattej-ii consists of three liht streaks radiating- from the hin<;-ed end; these are not so conspicuons as the "striped" individuals and p:enerally the ]i<rht streaks disappear coniidetely as the clam aiics. The percentajic of sti'iped (dams averaged foi- over 8,000 clams of all ajics examined on four widely separated beaches. (Pismo. Ilueneme. Sunset. La .)olla.) La -lolla had the smallest perccMlajic of striped indixiduals. '!s. and Ilueneme liad the ^^reatest, ). 'I'his tendency for stripes is a natural variation and the sex of the clam cannot be (letermine(l by the colot- |) 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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