. California fish and game. Fisheries -- California; Game and game-birds -- California; Fishes -- California; Animal Population Groups; Pêches; Gibier; Poissons. CALIFORNIA FISH AND GAME. 171 The Sharp-Ridged Flounder (Pleuronichthys verticalis). Five or six rays of tlie dorsal are on the blind side of the body, and the eyes are separated by a very high, sharp bom^ ridge that has two short sharp spines at its front, the first directly above the tip of the upper jaw and the other at the front of the eye. On the hind end of the ridge is a sharp spine, pointing backward, that stands above the sur
. California fish and game. Fisheries -- California; Game and game-birds -- California; Fishes -- California; Animal Population Groups; Pêches; Gibier; Poissons. CALIFORNIA FISH AND GAME. 171 The Sharp-Ridged Flounder (Pleuronichthys verticalis). Five or six rays of tlie dorsal are on the blind side of the body, and the eyes are separated by a very high, sharp bom^ ridge that has two short sharp spines at its front, the first directly above the tip of the upper jaw and the other at the front of the eye. On the hind end of the ridge is a sharp spine, pointing backward, that stands above the surrounding level of the head a distance eciual to the diameter of the pupil. There are no teeth on the eyed side of the jaws. The ventral fin of the eyed side is somewhat behind that of the blind side. The lateral line has an upper branch running back from tlie head along the base of the dorsal fin. The color is dark olive brown with round grayish spots. The dorsal and anal are Fig. 91. The Shai'lJ-Ridged Flounder (.Pleuronichthys verticalis). This species is known along the California coast southward to the Gulf of California. It is found in rather deep water. Like most of the flounders that are not caught in great abundance this is not differenti- ated by name by the fish men. It may be known from others that have the dorsal developed on the blind side by the character of the ridge between the eyes and the spines on it as described above. The Mottled Flounder (Pleuronichthys coenosus). Five or six rays of the dorsal fin are on the blind side of the body, and the high, sharp bony ridge that separates the eyes has no bony protuberance developed opposite the front of the eyes, but has one oppo- site the hind edge of the eyes that points backward and downward. There is a branch lateral line along the base of the dorsal on the front part of the body. The scales are smooth and scarcely touch each other, or at least do not overlap. The color is dark brown, usually
Size: 2100px × 1190px
Photo credit: © Book Worm / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No
Keywords: ., bookauthorcaliforniadeptoffishandgame, bookauthorcaliforniafish
