. California fish and game. Fisheries -- California; Game and game-birds -- California; Fishes -- California; Animal Population Groups; Pêches; Gibier; Poissons. ]]2 CALIFORNIA FISH AM) GAME MALES en _l a or UJ m. o o O o o o o O o O O O in (£> h- CO Oi o OJ ro '^ lO ID C\J CM 1 C\J CM CM CM CM I o 3: 1 lO 1 CD F^ 00 1 O CVJ 1 cvi 1 CM CM 1 CM 1 CM 1 in CM TOTAL LENGTH (MM.) FIGURE 3—Length frequencies of the male and female basketweave cusk-eels in the Newport Beach samples. The male basketweave cusk-eel lias a larjxe bladdi'i-. wliicli lias a ven- tral poslci-ior tubular projection witli
. California fish and game. Fisheries -- California; Game and game-birds -- California; Fishes -- California; Animal Population Groups; Pêches; Gibier; Poissons. ]]2 CALIFORNIA FISH AM) GAME MALES en _l a or UJ m. o o O o o o o O o O O O in (£> h- CO Oi o OJ ro '^ lO ID C\J CM 1 C\J CM CM CM CM I o 3: 1 lO 1 CD F^ 00 1 O CVJ 1 cvi 1 CM CM 1 CM 1 CM 1 in CM TOTAL LENGTH (MM.) FIGURE 3—Length frequencies of the male and female basketweave cusk-eels in the Newport Beach samples. The male basketweave cusk-eel lias a larjxe bladdi'i-. wliicli lias a ven- tral poslci-ior tubular projection witli a thin 'aiic across llic ciiil. This tubular projection was not ]n'escnt in males siiiallei- llian 144 mm TL, but develops first as a ukuv nipple, becoming ])ro<iressively longer until it is fully developed in fish 280 mm tl and longer. The bladders in females are smaller and lack the tut)iilar |)rojection. Harry (1951) recognized sexual dimorphism in the gas bladders of fishes in the family Ophidiidae. Herald (1953) mentioned the unusual male gas-bladder structure and suggested that the thin portions of the. 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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