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English: Title: California fish and game

Identifier: californiafishga4_1918cali Year: (s) Authors: California. Dept. of Fish and Game; California. Fish and Game Commission; California. Division of Fish and Game Subjects: Fisheries -- California; Game and game-birds -- California; Fishes -- California; Animal Population Groups; Pêches; Gibier; Poissons Publisher: [San Francisco, etc. ] State of California, Resources Agency, Dept. of Fish and Game Contributing Library: California Department of Fish and Game Digitizing Sponsor: Internet Archive

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Text Appearing Before Image: CALIFORNIA FISH AND GAME. 11 Avhieli are .strong and well developed as in the other skates. The rostral ridges meet close to their tips. The upper surface is everywhere covered with prickles, which are coarsest and most numerous on the middle of the back and between the eyes. A band of larger spines follows the front outline of the bod}'. • Two or three enlarged spines are around the inner edge of the eye, or they may be absent in large specimens. A row of enlarged spines follows down the middle line of the back and tail, and may be present on each side of the tail. The region in front of the mouth is rough on the under side of the bod}'. The color is slaty brown with some darker mottlings. Small dark spots make irregular bars across the space between the eyes. A dark spot sur- rounded by a broken ring of small spots occupies the base of the pectorals. A short distance behind this is a small white spot. Little is known as to the distribution of this skate, as it has only recently been recognized by science, though it seems to be known to fishermen, who pronounce it the best table fish of all of the skates. It does not reach a large size. The only specimens known have been taken in deep water off Santa Cruz. 4. THE STING RAYS* {Family Dasijatidw). The Round Sting Ray (Urolophus halleri). This is sometimes called the little sting ray. It may be known from other members of its family by the tail being shorter than the rest of

Text Appearing After Image: Fig. 13. The round sting ray Urolophus halleri. Adult male. the body, and the width of the body being less than the entire length. The outline of the disk is circular, and the skin is smooth or without spines. A narrow, long caudal fin is present, but no dorsal fin. The color is dark brown or slaty brown above, and is usually with lighter * Should a person be so unfortunate as to be stung bv one of these ravs, he will appreciate the advice to hold the wounded part in hot water. This will usually take the pain away immediately for as long as the treatment is continued, and the patient will be very ready to continue it, even for several hours, to escape the almost unbear- able pain. The wound should, of course, be disinfected.

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