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West Coast Groundfish Observer Program Manual, Part2 - NOAA

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APPENDIX U<br />

Appendix U: Flatfish Species Description Form<br />

SPECIES COMMON NAME: ___________________________________________<br />

DATE: __________________________________<br />

HAUL NUMBER: _____________________<br />

FORK LENGTH: ______________<br />

A SPECIMEN COLLECTED? Yes No<br />

THE FISH HAS (CIRCLE ONE) - eyes on the right side eyes on the left<br />

side<br />

ARE EITHER OF THE PELVIC FINS DIRECTLY ON THE VENTRAL RIDGE?<br />

Yes<br />

No<br />

ACCESSORY DORSAL BRANCH (ADB) OF THE LATERAL LINE PRESENT?<br />

Yes<br />

No<br />

RELATIVE TO THE THE STANDARD LENGTH, THE ADB LENGTH IS<br />

less than half<br />

CAN THE EYE BE SEEN FROM THE BLIND SIDE (TOP EYE SOCKET IS<br />

EMBEDDED IN THE DORSAL RIDGE)?<br />

Yes<br />

WHAT IS THE BLIND SIDE COLOR? __________________________<br />

RELATIVE TO THE LOWER EYE, THE MAXILLARY ENDS<br />

greater than half<br />

No<br />

______ forward of orbit<br />

______ below anterior part of orbit<br />

______below mid-eye<br />

______ below posterior part of orbit<br />

THE PREOPERCULUM SHAPE IS -<br />

______ beyond the orbit<br />

rounded<br />

angled<br />

A-62<br />

1/30/2004

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