150 FISHES OF SAN DIEGO—EIGENMANN. 
in 1889, on April 30, and was found throughout the rest of the year. 
It was quite abundant on Cortes Banks in August, but no use 
was made of it except as bait. It migrates southward towards winter 
and decreases in abundance during November. Stragglers like those 
of the Spanish mackerel enter the bay late in the season. During De- 
cember, 1889, it was taken on the following dates: 11th, 16th, 19th, 
30th. On the 11th, one was taken in the bay; on the 19th, one was 
taken off Point Loma, and on the 30th, three were taken. During Jan- 
uary and February of 1890 none were seen. 
Jordan & Gilbert (1881) state that it spawns in July and August. 
STROMATEID. 
Stromateus simillimus (Ayres). Pompano. 
R. Smith, ’80; J. & G. ’80a, 456; id., ’S1, 46; id., ’82, 451; R. Smith, ’85, July. 
Though common at times this fish is not of such importance here as 
at San Francisco. In San Francisco it brings from 25 cents to $1.25 
per pound. In San Diego it sells at 3 cents. 
It arrives at San Diego in May, the first ones observed being on May 
16. Another one was taken on June 1. This was a male with ripe 
milt. During August and September it was quite abundant, being 
chiefly taken with hook and line off wharves. It is not caught outside. 
During December only a few young ones were caught. During January 
of 1890 a few more and on February 21 one more young one was taken. 
SERRANIDA. 
Paralabrax clathratus (Girard). Kelp Bass; Sand Bass. 
Girard. Pacific R. R. Survey, Vol. x, 35, 1859; Steind., Ichthyol. Beitr., 11, 1, 
1875; J. & G., ’80, 27; R. Smith, ’80; J. & G., ’80a, 456; id., 81, 47; id., ’82, 
535; R. Smith, ’85, July; E. & E., ’89. 
The young of this species are abundant in the bay. The old are rarely, 
if ever, seen in the bay. They are taken in 15 to 50 fathoms of water 
with Rock Cod. It is not so frequently brought into the markets as the 
other species of the genus. 
Paralabrax maculofasciatus (Steindachner). Rock Bass. 
Steindachner, Ichthyol. Beitr., 11, 1, 1875; J. & G.,’80,27; R. Smith, ’80; J.&G., 
80a, 456; id., 81, 416; id., ’82, 536; R. Smith, ’85, July; Am. Nat., Feb. 1891, 
figures. 
This species is a permanent resident in the bay. It was especially 
abundant during fall and early winter. The eggs of this species, like 
those of the next, are pelagic, colorless, transparent, 0.75 to 0.81 milli- 
meter in diameter. There is in each case a single colorless globule. 
The eggs of Paralabrax maculofasciatus were first observed on June 
25. They were next observed on August 10, and were occasionally 
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