. California fish and game. Fisheries -- California; Game and game-birds -- California; Fishes -- California; Animal Population Groups; Pêches; Gibier; Poissons. NOTES 181 related taxa, including a separate Pacific form (E. Bertelsen, pers. comm., 10 Feb 1986). Selected counts and morphonnetrics for the two eastern North Pacific specimens are given in Table 1. The esca, the primary character in separating species, is illustrated in Figure FIGURE 1. Himantolophus sp., CAS 57639, 185 mm SL, second known specimen from eastern North Pacific. Photograph by author. TABLE 1. Measurements (in mm,
. California fish and game. Fisheries -- California; Game and game-birds -- California; Fishes -- California; Animal Population Groups; Pêches; Gibier; Poissons. NOTES 181 related taxa, including a separate Pacific form (E. Bertelsen, pers. comm., 10 Feb 1986). Selected counts and morphonnetrics for the two eastern North Pacific specimens are given in Table 1. The esca, the primary character in separating species, is illustrated in Figure FIGURE 1. Himantolophus sp., CAS 57639, 185 mm SL, second known specimen from eastern North Pacific. Photograph by author. TABLE 1. Measurements (in mm, before and after preservation), counts, and weights for eastern North Pacific Himantolophus. LACM CAS 43760-1 57639 Total length 170 (157) 263 (235) Standard length 118 (113) 185 (180) Length of illicium —(52) 91 (87) Body weight (g) — (150) 1004 (695) Dorsal fin rays 5 5 Anal fin rays 4 4 Pectoral rays (left) 15 16 Caudal fin rays 9 9 The occurrence of Himantolophus groenlandicus Reinhardt (or a closely related species) off California adds the Himantolophidae to the ichthyofauna of the temperate eastern North Pacific Ocean. It seems enigmatic that the presence of Himantolophus from the temperate eastern North Pacific has gone unnoticed until now. From the historic zoogeographical perspective, this oceanic region has been well collected and its fauna seemingly well documented (Clemens and Wilby 1961, Fitch and Lavenberg 1968, Quast and Hall 1972, Hart 1973, Hubbs, Follett, and Dempster 1979, among others). Perhaps the capture of these two specimens of Himan- tolophus reflects the current state of knowledge of deep-sea fishes in generaland indicates the value of future inner-space 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 C
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