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DIVISION OF PISH AND GAME 



Photo by Al Johns for 



Haden & Carpenter, San Pedro 



SHINER PERCH 



Cymafogaster aggregafa 



Relationship: A member of the salt-water perch family, Embiotocidae. 



Distinguishing Characters: See page 76. The relatively high spiny portion 

 of the dorsal fin, the highest spine longer than the highest ray; the large scales (less 

 than 50 in a row along the lateral line) ; the slender caudal peduncle; the moderately 

 forked tail. Length to about 6 inches. Color: Silvery with the back dusky; the sides 

 with a series of broken vertical bars formed by clusters of dark points on the scales ; 

 between these bars are three light yellow bars. The males are nearly black in the spring. 



Distribution: Alaska sout 

 shores and in bays. 



into northern Lower California. Common along sandy 



Fishing Season: All year except in the closed commercial season. 

 Importance: A minor constituent of the State's "perch" catch. 

 Fishing Gear: See page 76. 



