TABLE 3. Pooled numbers of fish larvae taken during CalCOFI 



cruises in 1964. Counts are adjusted for percent of 

 sample sorted and standard haul factor (see text). 



Rank Taxon Count 



1 Engraulis mordax 210298 



2 Vinciguerria lucetia 31762 



3 Sebastes spp. 19764 



4 Merluccius productus 12129 



5 Leuroglossus stilbius 11837 



6 Triphoturus mexicanus 11596 



7 Stenobrachius leucopsarus 10700 



8 Trachurus symmetricus 69 3 8 



9 Sardinops sagax 5819 



10 Citharichthys spp. 4540 



11 Sciaenidae 3208 



12 Bathylagus wesethi 2998 



13 Diogenichthys laternatus 2 384 



14 Cyclothone spp. 217 9 



15 Ceratoscopelus townsendi 2036 



16 Bathylagus ochotensis 1787 



17 Disintegrated fish larva 1627 



18 Unidentified fish larva 1590 



19 Protomyctophum crockeri 15 54 



20 Myctophidae 1396 



21 Lampanyctus ritteri 1329 



22 Tarletonbeania crenularis 1021 



23 Lampanyctus spp. 94 2 



24 Paralichthys californicus 915 



25 Diogenichthys atlanticus 868 



26 Diaphus spp. 864 



27 Serranidae 792 



28 Carangidae 677 



29 Symphurus spp. 67 6 



30 Symbolophorus calif orniens is 626 



31 Synodus spp. 580 



32 Scomber japonicus 57 5 

 3 3 Etrumeus acuminatus 567 



34 Icichthys lockingtoni 467 



35 Melamphaes spp. 447 



36 Stomias atriventer 428 



37 Parophrys vetulus 414 



38 Ophidiiformes 400 



39 Citharichthys stigmaeus 372 



40 Haemulidae 368 



41 Diogenichthys spp. 348 



42 Tetragonurus cuvieri 2 86 



43 Bypsoblennius spp. 2 84 



44 Sternoptychidae 276 



45 Prionotus spp. 273 



46 Gonichthys tenuiculus 260 



47 Gobiidae 256 



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