TABLE 3. Pooled numbers of fish larvae taken during CalCOFI 



cruises in 1969. Counts are adjusted for percent of 

 sample sorted and standard haul factor (see text). 



Rank Taxon Count 



1 Engraulis mordax 468352 



2 Sebastes spp. 86 54 5 



3 Leuroglossus stilbius 55312 



4 Vinciguerria lucetia 49462 



5 Merluccius productus 47105 



6 Triphoturus mexicanus 22844 



7 Stenobrachius leucopsarus 20698 



8 Sciaenidae 13413 



9 Citharichthys spp. 10217 



10 Trachurus symmetricus 7718 



11 Bathylagus ochotensis 6639 



12 Bathylagus wesethi 6212 



13 Protomyctophum crockeri 5 564 



14 Cyclothone spp. 4 509 



15 Unidentified fish larva 4448 



16 Lampanyctus spp. 4200 



17 Bathylagus spp. 3777 



18 Disintegrated fish larva 3757 



19 Diogenichthys laternatus 3685 



20 Sardinops sagax 3093 



21 Sternoptychidae 2982 



22 Tarletonbeania crenularis 2801 



23 Myctophidae 2778 



24 Citharichthys stigmaeus 2485 

 2 5 Synodus spp. 212 



26 Melamphaes spp. 17 7 5 



27 Diaphus spp. 1758 



28 Diogenichthys atlanticus 1646 



2 9 Ceratoscopelus townsendi 162 3 



30 Lampanyctus ritteri 158 5 



31 Argentina sialis 1457 



32 Stomias atriventer 1448 



3 3 Parophrys vetulus 143 5 



34 Icichthys lockingtoni 1315 



35 Lestidiops ringens 1234 



36 Symbolophorus calif orniensis 918 



37 Chauliodus macouni 900 



38 Sarda chiliensis 87 4 



39 Chromis punctipinnis 789 



40 Oxyjulis calif ornica 762 



41 Gobiidae 748 



42 Serranidae 692 



43 Idiacanthus antrostomus 643 



44 Hygophum atratum 532 



45 Gonostomatidae 513 



46 Paralichthys calif ornicus 497 



47 Symphurus spp. 47 



