FISHERY BULLETIN: VOL. 71, NO. 3 



Table 8. — Numbers of individuals/ 1,000 m^ of water filtered in deep hauls of 

 Stenobrachius leucopsarus and Tarletonbeania crenularis taken east (near shore) 

 and west (offshore) of long. 124°30'W. 



Distribution of T. crenularis larvae was more 

 predominantly offshore than that of S. leucop- 

 sa^nis (Table 8). In August, two specimens each 

 were collected with the IKMT and MN at long. 

 124°24.5'W. No additional T. crenularis were 

 found closer to shore than long. 124°30'W. Dis- 

 tribution was scattered from north to south 

 within the area sampled. During the June and 

 July-August cruises, capture of T. crenularis 

 larvae was almost entirely restricted to deep 

 tows (Table 4.) 



Other myctophids were captured in smaller 

 numbers. Lampanyctus regalis (151 specimens) 

 ranged from 3 to 19 mm in length and occurred 

 mainly west of long. 125 °W; only one specimen 

 was taken nearer shore. Six L. ritteri, all 5 

 mm, were taken in two samples west of long. 

 127°30'W in June. Protomyctophum thompsoni 

 (117 specimens, 6-20 mm) occurred somewhat 

 closer to shore than L. regalis, with a moderate 

 number between long. 124°30'W and 125 °W. 

 None was found closer to shore than long. 

 124°30'W. The distribution of flashlightfish, P. 

 crockeri, (11 specimens, 6-20 mm) was similar 

 to that of P. thompsoni. All 12 California head- 

 lightfish, Diaphus theta, (8-13 mm) were taken 

 west of long. 125°30'W. 



Scorpaenidae (1,205 larvae in 102 samples) 



Sebastes spp. (1,189 specimens) were cap- 

 tured throughout the sampling period. Individ- 

 ual species were not identified so interpretation 



of data is limited. In May and June products of 

 an earlier spawning were captured (individuals 

 40-55 mm) along with newly hatched (4 mm) 

 larvae (Figure 2E). Growth of the smaller 

 larvae can be observed from June to October in 

 Figure 2E. Distribution of Sebastes spp. larvae 

 was scattered throughout the area studied with 

 no discernible pattern. 



Larvae of Sebastolobus spp. (16 specimens, 

 10-40 mm) exhibited a scattered distribution 

 similar to that of Sebastes spp. 



Bothidae (93 larvae, 48 samples) 



Pacific sanddab, Citharichthys sordidus, (25 

 specimens, 8-45 mm) occurred from long. 

 124°30'W to farther offshore. Distribution of 

 C. stigmaeus (68 specimens, 17-44 mm) was 

 concentrated closer to shore than that of C. 

 sordidus, although some specimens were taken 

 west of long. 126°W. 



Pleuroneaidae (123 larvae in 52 samples) 



Four petrale sole, Eopsetta jordani, (13-21 

 mm) were collected in May: one off Tillamook 

 Head at long. 125 °W, one off Newport at long. 

 125 °W, and two off Cape Arago — one at long. 

 125°W and the other at long. 126°W. Glypto- 

 cephalus zachirus (31 specimens, 22-89 mm) 

 occurred throughout the sampling period from 

 near shore to far offshore in no discernible 

 pattern. All 33 butter sole, Isopsetta isolepis, 



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