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CJS 67-18
the fish seemed unafraid of intruders, even
if the intruders are in the water & moving
about.
Injured one large ♂ in cage — still
swimming but not using caudal fin — just
pectorals. Injured while attempting to dip net.
Still not normal, but doing fairly well
after 45 minutes. Did not attempt any
measurements of cage individuals — no
more than original 5 (4 ♂, 1 ♀). algae in
cage like that on rest of shelf. No breeding
activity or territoriality. Males are light.
Smallest male is darkest of the four, other
males are white w/dark fringes on fins.
Female is easily recognized by sight
even in water — she is much darker than
males (This is characteristic of those on
shelf, too — females seem to have retained
their summer (normal) color while many
males have lost much of their color)
It seems to me, however, that the males
on the shelf are no longer majally white —
there seems to be mostly individuals w/the
same darkness as the females. In other
words, the males on the shelf & those that
can be seen below are no longer very
light individuals, but are dark enough
that females & males cannot be distinguished easily
while in water.