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A. N-57 

 Gibbon sia Type A 



J. N=39 



Paralichthys call forme us 



M N = 57 

 Sebastes spp 



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B. N-45 

 Senphus 



H. N=57 

 Hypsoblennius spp. 



K N = 57 

 Pleuronichthys verticalis 





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F N=57 

 Athennidae 



L N=57 

 Cithanchthys spp 



N. N=28 



Stenobrachius leucopsarusV 



FIGURE 3.— Cross-shelf abundance patterns for the 1 4 most common larval fish taxa off San Onofre, Calif. Shading indicates relative abun- 

 dance in groups of strata differing significantly in mean abundance. Heavier shading indicates higher abundance; the darkest shading ( black) is 

 used for centers of abundance with larval densities >3 individuals/400 m 3 (0.75/100 m 3 ). N = Numbers of surveys used in analysis. Geometric 

 mean abundances with 957c confidence bounds for each of these groups are given in Table 1. 



dates when a taxon was present. The latter method 

 was used only to obtain cross-shelf patterns; in these 

 cases, mean abundances in the various parts of the 

 pattern are relative numbers, and confidence bounds 

 were not calculated (Table 1). 



All testing was done on the basis of abundance 

 alone, without regard to the strata being grouped. 

 Final groupings of strata are shown in diagrams of the 

 cross-shelf transect (Fig. 3). Occasionally, non- 

 abutting strata were members of the same statistical 



group. These are depicted as being physically con- 

 nected when such an interpretation is reasonable. In 

 all cases, shading is used to indicate groups of strata 

 which differ significantly. 



RESULTS 

 Cross-Shelf Patterns 



The 19 larval taxa analyzed were those which rank- 



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