TABLE OF CONTENTS 



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Tntrodiietion 5 



Purpose 5 



Scope 5 



Acknowledgments 6 



The Naming of Fishes 7 



Common Names 7 



Scientific Names 8 



List of Official Common Names 10 



Notes on Pishing- Gear 1'^ 



A Glossary of Technical Terms in Frequent Use 14 



A Key to Some Adult Marine Fishes of California 18 



Descriptions and Illustrations 27 



Partial Bibliography 142 



Index to Common Names 143 



Index to Scientific Names 148 



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