TABLE 3. Pooled numbers of fish larvae taken during CalCOFI 



cruises in 1966. Counts are adjusted for percent of 

 sample sorted and standard haul factor (see text). 



Rank Taxon Count 



1 Engraulis mordax 468498 



2 Vinciguerria lucetia 121783 



3 Merluccius productus 7 5126 



4 Triphoturus mexicanus 4 5754 



5 Sebastes spp. 37 57 



6 Stenobrachius leucopsarus 26 272 



7 Trachurus symmetricus 1950 5 



8 Leuroglossus stilbius 16507 



9 Sardinops sagax 15 542 



10 Citharichthys spp. 15 502 



11 Diogenichthys laternatus 12948 



12 Cyclothone spp. 8900 



13 Bathylagus wesethi 77 28 



14 Synodus spp. 6288 



15 Lampanyctus ritteri 5219 



16 Ceratoscopelus townsendi 48 30 



17 Protomyctophum crockeri 4471 



18 Unidentified fish larva 4197 



19 Bathylagus ochotensis 3791 



20 Diaphus spp. 3 351 



21 Disintegrated fish larva 3021 



22 Sciaenidae 2983 



23 Lampanyctus spp. 280 4 



24 Myctophidae 2560 



25 Chromis punctipinnis 2 464 



26 Tarletonbeania crenularis 2399 



27 Diogenichthys spp. 2194 



28 Stomias atriventer 196 2 



29 Symbolophorus calif orniensis 179 5 



30 Etrumeus acuminatus 1756 



31 Melamphaes spp. 16 27 



32 Serranidae 1509 



33 Citharichthys stigmaeus 1417 



34 Hygophum atratum 1331 



35 Parophrys vetulus 13 22 



36 Scomber japonicus 12 41 



37 Symphurus spp. 12 2 8 



38 Lestidiops ringens 1157 



39 Icichthys lockingtoni 1107 



40 Gonichthys tenuiculus 1084 



41 Sternoptychidae 1074 



42 Diogenichthys atlanticus 993 



43 Oxyjulis californica 946 



44 Gobiidae 938 



45 Prionotus spp. 786 



46 Chauliodus macouni 693 



47 Haemulidae 688 



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