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CALIFOKXIA FISH AND GAME. 



There is no reascii wliy ancliovies should not be pickled and packed, 

 coiled in bottles as is done with its close relatives that we import from 

 Europe. Nor is there any reason why it should not be made into a 



Fig. 40. Tlie northern anchovy ( Eiigraiilis niordax). 



superior paste and even find a European market, where anchovy paste is 

 used in great quantities. It is a very good fish salted, though in this 

 form it is used as yet only as bait. It is one of our nndeveloped 

 resources that may become of importance. 



The Southern Anchovy (Anchovialla delicatissimus). 



This anchovy lias the length of the head about ecpial to the depth of 

 the body. The middle of the head comes at the hind edge of the eye. 

 The length of the base of the anal fin is equal to the length of the head, 



Fig. 41. The southern anchovy {Anchoi-ialla (iclicdfissiiinis) . 



or very slightly longer. The color is greenish antl translucent; along 

 the middle of the side is a silvery band. 



This species is found very abundantly on the southern California 

 coast. It noes not much exceed 3 inches in length. Crisply fried in oil, 

 this fish is all that its Latin name signifies — most delicate. 



The Deep-Bodied Anchovy, or Sprat (Anchovialla compressus). 



This ancliovy may be known by its deep thin body and long anal base. 

 The latter is very much longer than the length of the head, and con- 

 siderably longer than in the preceding two species. It is pale trans- 

 lucent greenish in color with a silvery band along the side that shades 

 downward on the lower i)arts. 



