158 FISHES OF SAN DIEGO 
LIGENMANN. 
_Pseudojulis modestus (Girard). 
Girard, Pacific R. R. Survey, X, 164, 1859; R. Smith, ’85, June; E. & E., ’89. 
Jommon in the kelp and generally outside. It rarely, if ever, enters 
the bay, and is rarely brought to the market. It is quite abundant at 
Cortes Banks, and is not an unimportant item of the food of larger — 
fishes. 
POMACENTRIDZ. 
Pomacentrus rubicundus (Girard). 
Girard, Pacific R. R. Survey, X, 161, 1859; R. Smith, 780; J. & G., ’80 a, 455; id., 
81,52; R. Smith, Proc., U.S. Nat. Mus., 1882, 652; J. & G., ’82, 610; R. Smith, 
°85, June. 
Common at rocky ocean beaches. The adult of this species has 
never been seen in the bay. <A few young, in which the bright blue 
had almost all given place to the bright red of the adult, were taken 
in the bay and held at fabulous prices. It is not used as food, the only 
place where they abound being reserved, so visitors may enjoy seeing 
them. Rosa Smith records it (unpublished notes) as being caught in 
lobster pots. 
Chromis punctipinnis Cooper. 
R. Smith, ’80; J. & G., ’80a, 455; id., 781, 52; id., °82, 611; R. Smith, ’85, June, 
E. & E., ’89a. 
Seen but once, the single specimen taken from the stomach of a rock 
cod caught on Cortes Banks. 
EPHIPPIDZ. : 
Cheetodipterus faber zonatus (Girard). 
Not seen by us nor at any time by Rosa Smith. 
LATILIDZ. 
Caulolatilus princeps (Jenyns). The Whitefish. 
J. & G., ’80, 27; R. Smith, ’80(as C. anomalus); J. & G., 80a, 455; id., ’81, 53; id., 
782, 625; R. Smith, ’85, June; E & E., 789. 
This is probably a permanent resident. The fishermen say that 
winter is their principal season, though the catch during the past winter 
was light. It was common on Cortes banks during July and August, - 
and during the first halfof October off Point Loma. But few were taken — 
in September and December, but during November and January it was _ 
again abundant. During April, May, and June I did not notice it, a 
fact which does not prove its absence, however. 
The majority of those caught are sold fresh. The Azalene salted 
many. For some reason the flesh of this fish is frequently bitter and 
disagreeable and possesses a peculiar smell when quite fresh. The fish- 
ermen attribute it to the breaking of the gall-bladder in cleaning. I 
have proved that this is not the case, 
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