Figure 5. — CMWBT. A, towing; note H-frame, slush block, angle indicator, meter wheel, winch, and 

 capstan. B, depressor and rib on back of bottom beam for lashing net. C, afterpart of net with two 

 detachable one-meter rings. D, lined cod end and cod-end clamp. 



of the total. Forty-four of the species were rep- 

 resented by a single specimen. The preponder- 

 ance of anchovies (Engraulismordax) in the above 

 figures does not indicate a high relative abundance 

 of this species over the survey area — as is true for 

 Lampanyctus (T.) mexicanus — because the bulk 

 of the anchovies taken on the survey was from two 

 large catches at stations close to shore. 



During the survey, 198 tows caught one or more 

 fish (12 other tows did not catch fish, for various 

 reasons). Species of Myctophidae were taken at 



more of the "successful stations" than any other 

 family. Lampanyctus (T.) mearicanus was taken 

 at 76 stations — more than any other species. Other 

 myctophids caught at a relatively large number 

 of stations were : Heirops crockeri and Ceratosco- 

 pelus tovmsendi (66 stations each), Lampanyctus 

 ritteri (63 stations), Diaphm iheta (61) , Symbolo- 

 ■phorus calif orniense (55), and Stenabrachius leu- 

 copsarus (54). Of the Gonostomatidae, Cyclo- 

 thone signata was taken at 64 stations, Cyclothone 

 acclimdens at 49, and Danaphvs oculatus at 47. 



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