productus , ranked 5th in abundance (5.4%) and 13th in occurrence. 

 Two myctophids, Triphoturus mexicanus and Stenobrachius 

 leucopsarus ranked 6th (2.6%) and 7th (2.4%) in number, and 5th 

 and 12th in occurrence. The final 3 taxa in the top 10 collected 

 in 1969 were the croaker family Sciaenidae, with 1.5%, the 

 sanddab genus Citharichthys spp., with 1.2%, and jack mackerel, 

 Trachurus symmetricus , with 0.9% of total larvae. These 3 taxa 

 ranked 28th, 4th and 21st in incidence. The appearance of 

 croaker larvae in the top 10 may reflect the increased number of 

 stations occupied on the shoreward end of each line where these 

 larvae are most abundant. These 10 taxa contributed 89.4% to the 

 total number of larvae collected in 1969; the remaining 10.6% was 

 distributed among 141 taxa plus the disintegrated and 

 unidentified categories. The top 10 taxa comprised 4 coastal 

 demersal groups, 2 coastal pelagic species, and 4 midwater 

 species. 



EXPLANATION OF TABLES 



Table 1 - This table lists by cruise the pertinent station and 

 tow data for 1969, the volume of water filtered and 

 standard haul factor for each tow, the percent of 

 sample sorted, and the total numbers of fish eggs and 

 larvae. CalCOFI cruises are designated by four digits; 

 the first two indicate the year and the second two the 

 month. Within each cruise the data are listed in order 

 of increasing line and station number (southerly and 

 seaward directions) ; the order of station occupancy is 

 shown on the station charts (Figures 2-13) . Stations 

 are designated by two groups of digits; the first set 

 indicates the line and decimal fraction and the second 

 set indicates the station on the line. Time is listed 

 as Pacific Standard Time at the start of each tow in 

 24-hour designation. Methods for determining tow 

 depth, volume of water strained, standard haul factor, 

 and percent sorted were described in the methods 

 section. The values for total fish eggs and larvae 

 represent raw counts (unadjusted for percent sorted or 

 standard haul factor) . Ship codes are as follows: JD, 

 David Starr Jordan; MF, Miller Freeman; AX, Alexander 

 Agassi z . 



Table 2 - This table lists pooled occurrences of all larval fish 

 taxa taken during 1969 in ranked order. 



Table 3 - This table lists pooled counts of all larval fish taxa 

 taken during 1969 in ranked order. Numbers are 

 adjusted for percent sorted and standard haul factors. 



Table 4 - This table gives numbers of fish larvae for each taxon, 

 listed by station and calendar month in which the tow 

 was taken. Counts are adjusted for percent of sample 

 sorted and standard haul factor. Average values are 

 given for stations occupied more than once during a 



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