L02 REPORT OF STATE BOARD OF FEB COMMISSION! 



of dorsal midway between lip of snout and base of tail, the longest 

 ray nearly two in head, base of fin slightly greater than height; 

 caudal broad, truncate, the lobes equal, exceeding height of dorsal; 

 base of anal equaling height of fin, also height of dorsal; origin of 

 ventrals somrwh.it pi sterior to that of dorsal and much nearer base 

 of caudal than tip of snout, longest ventral ray equal to longest 

 dorsal ray; longest pectoral ray exceeding by one fourth the height 

 of dorsal. 



Color in life, head, body, and fins everywhere profusely and rather 

 uniformly covered with small black spots, those on body stellate, 

 those on fins oblong, those on head roundish and more sparse; inner 

 half of ventral and pectoral less spotted; anterior rays of dorsal 

 scarcely tipped with lighter; anal and ventrals with the anterior rays 

 white at tip ; adipose dorsal olivaceous with three or four black spots ; 

 side broadly rich rosy red, broadest and brightest near middle, least 

 distinct on caudal peduncle; lower half of side slightly pink and pale 

 bluish: belly with slight irregular wash of old gold on dirty- white 

 ground color ; back and upper part of side olivaceous with fine yellow, 

 orange, or lemon specks ; cheek and opercles rich rosy ; little or no red 

 on throat, no red dash on membrane between rami of lower jaw; few 

 spots on side of head ; top of head olive green, well covered with round 

 black spots. 



The above description and the accompanying colored plate are from 

 an example (a male) 13.25 inches long and weighing 3.5 pounds caught 

 by me July 19 in Kern Eiver about one-half mile above Kern Lake. 



Another example, weighing 2 pounds, taken the same day at the 

 lower end of Kern Lake, was described as follows : Color on back and 

 upper third of side very dark olivaceous; middle of side with a broad 

 pale rosy band from cheek to caudal fin; lower side dirty silvery; 

 belly white with dirty wash; back and entire side closely covered with 

 small roundish black spots, scarcely less numerous on middle and 

 lower part of side to level of ventral than on back; spots covering top 

 of head, 2 rows below eye, one spot on opercle, 6 on maxillary, and 

 about 10 on tip of lower jaw; cheek and opercles rosy; lower part of 

 head faint rosy, with dusky wash ; vertical fins all thickly spotted ; upper 

 half of pectoral and ventral spotted; anal and ventral tipped 

 anteriorly with white; dorsal and adipose dorsal slightly white-tipped; 

 throat with slight yellowish wash; inside of mouth white. 



Another example (a male 18 inches long), caught by one of our party 

 in Kern Eiver above the lake, had top of head, back, and entire side 

 closely covered with small roundish black spots, similar spots covering 

 vertical fins and some on pectorals and ventrals ; cheek and opercles 

 dark rosy, with a few black spots ; general color dark olivaceous ; side 

 with moderately distinct rosy band. 



