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Figure 8. — Distribution of larvae of the stomiatoid genus Chauliodus sp. (open square with dot, 1-10 larvae, closed 

 square, 11 or more larvae), of the myctophid, Hygophum proximum (open circle with dot), and of the bothid flat- 

 fish, Bothus leopardinus (open triangle with dot). Small solid circles represent other stations occupied on ETP II. 



10. IDIACANTHIDAE 

 (181 occurrences, 795 larvae) 



Larvae of Idiacanthus sp. were taken in over 

 half of the plankton hauls made on ETP 11; 

 there was an increase in frequency of occurrence 

 of Idiacanthus larvae as compared to equivalent 

 ETP I, but not in actual abundance of larvae. 

 Larvae of Idiacanthus were most abundant in 

 the inshore quadrant to the north of the equator 

 and least abundant in the offshore quadrant 

 south of the equator (Figure 9). All larger 

 collections of larvae (11 to 43 larvae per haul) 



were taken to the north of the equator, usually 

 within 600 miles of the coast. 



11. OTHER STOMIATOIDEI 



(210 occurrences, 1,034 larvae) 



Included under other Stomiatoidei in Table 9 

 are larvae of two stomiatoid families: Stomia- 

 tidae and Melanostomiatidae. In Appendix 

 Table 1, the category "other Stomiatoidei" also 

 includes the family Astronesthidae. In Appen- 

 dix Table 3, counts are given for three principal 



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