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Fish taken on cruise 1941
Apr.2 - 1941 [["1" circled]]
Malpolo - small yellow fin tuna over side hand line by crew who also got a large shark ||standard length||
[["1" circled]] yellow fin 
[["1a" circled]] 4-5lbs? 
[["2" circled]] Capt. Pickens caught a wahoo 44" long = [[underlined]] 20 lbs [[/underlned]]
[["3" circled]] Capt. Freddie Laing a rainbow runner [[underlined]] 3 1/2 lbs [[/underlined]] 20 inches long.
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[["4" circled]] Commander Reshor Pacific amber jack 3'6"=46 lbs add 11 inches for over all
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[["5" circled]] Dr. Blanch 3'4 1/2" = 40 lbs add 10" for 
over all.
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pacific amber jack 
[["6" circled]] R. H. Ernest
[[strikethrough]] pacific [[/strikethrough]] Colorado grouper spotted phase
dorsal = XI + 16
anal III + 11
gill raker + stubs = 16.
12 lbs.
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all about submerged rock near N.W. corner, and bet. islets. adjacent.
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Rainbow runner back fish greenish as in nat. not pict. (Walford's) of Calif. yellow tail.
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color stripes of [[strikethrough]] Calif. yellow [[/strikethrough]] Rainbow runner
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Blue green back
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sky blue [[strikethrough]] light [[/strikethrough]] sky blue streak
greenish color lighter than back
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very pale blue (sky)
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bright brass (lemon yellow) stripe
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|white belly|