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May 2018

California’s scrappy Garibaldi (The State fish of California)

2018-05-12T16:13:39+00:00

The State fish of California is the Garibaldi (Hypsypops rubicundus) and he gets his common name from an unlikely source. Giuseppe Garibaldi of Italy.  The fish Garibaldi is the namesake of General Giuseppe Garibaldi of Italy (1807 -1882).  He is often referred to as "Hero of two Worlds" with his successful Military campaigns in Europe, [...]

California’s scrappy Garibaldi (The State fish of California) 2018-05-12T16:13:39+00:00