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BULLETIN OF THE UNITED STATES FISH COMMISSION. 
Salmo gairdneri. Steelhead. 
Salmo mykiss. Lake Trout. A few seen which had been shipped from Oregon. 
Salmo mykiss henshawi. Luke Tahoe Trout. Very common. 
Atherinopsis californiensis. Smelt. During my visit this smelt was more or less abundant. It is 
pojjnlar and brings a good price. The specimens examined were in a spawning condition. 
Sphyrasna argentea. Barracuda. Reaches San Francisco from points south of that city, the hulk 
of the supply coming from the extreme southern part of the State. 
Scomber colias. Mackerel. This fish, the bull's-eye or chub mackerel of the east coast, has great 
food value in San Francisco and always meets with ready sale. No large quantities were seen, 
hut several boxes full were observed on a number of occasions between June 6 and 13. The fish 
weighs about 3 pounds, and sells in the markets at 10 to 20 cents a pound. 
Sarda chilensis. Bonito. Weighs 10 to 15 pounds. Comes chiefly from the south. 
Trachurus picturatus. Horse-mackerel . Not uncommon. 
Orcyiius alalonga. Tunny. A few oljserved that weighed 20 or 25 pounds. 
Archoplites iiiterruptus. Perch. One of the best fresh-water food-fishes of the coast. Its abundance 
has greatly decreased of late, and the price keeps correspondingly high, averaging more than 
double that of the chinook salmon. The greater part of the suj)pl3’’ comes from the Sacramento 
River. 
ROCCU.S lineatus. Strijjed Bass. The most common name by which this fish is known on the east 
coast, viz, rockflsh or rock, is fortuuateljmiever used in California, the designation rockfish being 
reserved for various species of Sehastichthys. The striped bass is found in the city markets at all 
seasons; in fact, there is not a day in the year when it may not be looked for. The average 
weightislO pounds, although agreatmanysmallerfishare sold. In 1890 the board of supervisors 
of San Francisco Countj' passed an ordinance making it unlawful to buy, sell, or have in pos- 
session any striped bass weighing less than 8 pounds. In 1891 the ordinance was amended 
reducing the minimum weight to 3 pounds. 
Seriphns politns. Eingfish. A few seen everj^ day, but no large quantities observed. The hulk of 
the receipts comes later in the summer. 
Embiotocidae. Perch; Salt-water Perch. Numerous species of this interesting family were seen in the 
markets dail^y, the most abundant being Ditrema jacksoni, the black surf-fish, and Hysterocarinig 
traski, the “perch” of the fresh-water streams of this region. The boxes in which these fish 
are kept in the markets and the stalls on w'hich they are exposed were littered with the 
young. 
Hexagrammus decagramnius. Sea Trout; Bock Trout. Common. 
Ophiodon elongatus. Codfish. Even at this late day there are many San Franciscans who believe 
the true cod is found in the waters immediately adjacent to the Golden Gate, and this fish, the 
cultus-cod, is sold bj' no other name than codfish in the markets of California. Indeed, I was 
approached by at least one dealer who wished me to state that the fish he had on his stall was a 
geinrine cod. The fish is found in San Francisco Bay and in the adjacent sea at all times. Exam- 
ples weighing 10 to 20 pounds were observed. 
Sebastichthys, species. Bockfish ; Bock-cod. The members of this genus are among the most abundant 
and important fish found in the markets. The annual sales are considerably over 1,000,000 
pounds, the ruling market price being from 6 to 10 cents a pound. Several species of rockfish, 
in varying quantities, but usually abundant, were noticed every day. Those positively identified 
were the red rockfish (5. ruber), the most abundant species, the black rockfish (S. mystinua), the 
orange rockfish {S. jyinniger), and the yellow-tailed rockfish {S. flavidus). 
Microgadus proximus. Tomcod. The diminutiveness of the tomcod would naturally be expected 
to place it at a great disadvantage among the many large fishes of this coast having recognized 
food value. On the coutrarj’, however, the sales are quite large and the prices are good, althoirgh 
much less than a few years ago. 
Hippoglossus hippoglossus. Halibut. A few are taken by the San Francisco market fishermen, but 
the supply is always small and uncertain, and the price commanded by the fish is verj^ high, 
running from 10 to 25 cents a pound. This condition of affairs offers a good opportunity for 
the establishment of a halibut fishery out of San Francisco, and it seems probable that a very 
remunerative fishery might in time be built up. In the early part of J une, 1894, a vessel reached 
San Francisco from the banks off the northern coast with 75,000 pounds of fresh halibut. 
