Collection trips to Devil's Hole, v4441
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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.