0 . ▁The ▁male ▁gu ards ▁the ▁nest . ▁He ▁may ▁bre ed ▁with ▁more ▁than ▁one ▁female ▁per ▁season . ▁ ▁Range ▁This ▁fish ▁is ▁common ▁in ▁most ▁of ▁its ▁range , ▁becoming ▁quite ▁abund ant ▁in ▁the ▁summer ▁when ▁rec ruit ment ▁occurs ▁and ▁the ▁previous ▁season ' s ▁ju ven iles ▁join ▁the ▁population . ▁While ▁it ▁is ▁native ▁to ▁many ▁water ways ▁in ▁California , ▁it ▁represents ▁an ▁introduced ▁species ▁in ▁some ▁Southern ▁California ▁la kes , ▁rivers , ▁and ▁trib ut aries , ▁such ▁as ▁the ▁Santa ▁Clara ▁River , ▁the ▁Santa ▁Ana ▁River , ▁Ir v ine ▁Lake , ▁and ▁Big ▁Bear ▁Lake . ▁It ▁occurs ▁in ▁res er voir s ▁such ▁as ▁Py ram id ▁Lake . ▁It ▁was ▁likely ▁introduced ▁to ▁many ▁of ▁these ▁places ▁from ▁farther ▁north ▁via ▁the ▁California ▁Aqu ed uct . ▁ ▁Us es ▁The ▁fish ▁is ▁said ▁to ▁be ▁ed ible ▁by ▁humans , ▁at ▁least ▁the ▁larger ▁individuals . ▁It ▁also ▁makes ▁a ▁good ▁b ait ▁fish . ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁Category : C ott us ▁( fish ) ▁Category : F ish ▁described ▁in ▁ 1 8 3 6 <0x0A> </s> ▁Down ▁by ▁the ▁Green wood ▁Side ▁is ▁a ▁" d ram atic ▁past oral " ▁composed ▁by ▁Harrison ▁B irt w ist le ▁to ▁a ▁text ▁by ▁Michael ▁N yman . ▁It ▁was ▁first ▁performed ▁on ▁ 8 ▁May ▁ 1 9 6 9 ▁at ▁the ▁Festival ▁Pav il ion , ▁West ▁Pier , ▁Bright on .