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124. Holcoiiotus analis (A. Ayatssi/.) J. A (i. 



Sail Francisco to tSan Luis Obispo; only loc^ally ahuiidaut. Common 

 only at Soquel and Santa Cruz, where it is largely taken, with Micro- 

 n/ci/U.s, as bait for rock-tisii, etc. It weighs less than j j)0und, and sel- 

 dom comes into the markets. 



125. Brachyistius rosaceus J. & G. 



About San Francisco; occasionally brought in with sweep-nets; not 

 seen elsewhere. Its weight is usually less than i j^ound. It is the most 

 brightly colored of the Emhiotocidw. 



126. Brachyistius freuatus Gill. 



From Catalina Island to Puget Sound ; widely distributed and often 

 locally very abundant, as at ^Monterey, Point Keyes, etc. It is used 

 (jhietly for bait, never coming into the markets except by accident when 

 mixed with other fish. Weight ^ pound. 



127. Micronietriis aggregalu.5 (iibbous. — IShlner ; iSparada ; Minnie; J/ittIv I'erch. 

 Entire coast from San Diego to Puget Sound; everywhere the most 



abundant species of the group. Found especially in sheltered bays. 

 It weighs less than \ pound, and is used only for bait. 



128. Abeona aurora J. & G. 



Known only from Monterey Bay, where it is very abundant about 

 rocks. JMauy of them inhabit the larger rock-pools at Point Pinos. It 

 reaches a weight of about l^ pound, and is occasionally sent to the San 

 Francisco market. 



129. Abeona minima (Gibbons) Gill. — Shiner. 



Tomales to San Diego; rather common, but less abundant than most 

 -of the other species. It is the smallest of the tribe, rarely weighing \ 

 pound. The genus Abeona is distinguished from (Jymatogaster by its 

 trilobate incisor-like teeth. 



130. Hysterocarpus traski Gil)boiis.«— /•Ve.s7(-(ra/w Perch. 



Sacramento and San Joaquin liivers, and streams southward as far as 

 San Luis Obispo; probably abundant. Many are brought into the 

 market of San Francisco, where they are eaten chiefly by the Chinese. 

 It reaches a weight of less than ^ pound. 



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131. Pimeloxaetopon pulcher (Ayres) Gill. — Red-fish ; Fat head. 



Point Concepcion southward : very abundant in the kelp, and taken 

 in immense numbers by the Chinamen, who salt and dry them. It feeds 

 on Crustacea and shells. The tlesh is rather coarse, but the fat fore- 

 head is esteemed for chowder. It reaches a weight of 12 to 15 i)ounds. 

 JRare instances of its occurrence at Monterey are oja record. 



