TABLE 3. Pooled numbers of fish larvae taken during CalCOFI 



cruises in 1958. Counts are adjusted for percent of 

 sample sorted and standard haul factor (see text). 



Rank Taxon Count 



1 Engraulis mordax 204848 



2 Vinciguerria lucetia 58461 



3 Merluccius productus 58261 



4 Sebastes spp. 236 45 



5 Triphoturus mexicanus 16679 



6 Stenobrachius leucopsarus 11829 



7 Sardinops sagax 11393 



8 Bathylagus wesethi 7011 



9 Diogenichthys laternatus 7010 



10 Trachurus symmetricus 6443 



11 Leuroglossus stilbius 4844 



12 Lampanyctus ritteri 3129 



13 Citharichthys fragilis 3046 



14 Cyclothone spp. 2925 



15 Protomyctophum crockeri 1824 



16 Sciaenidae 1772 



17 Bathylagus ochotensis 1569 



18 Citharichthys spp. 1536 



19 Ceratoscopelus townsendi 1446 



20 Scomber japonicus 1341 



21 Prionotus spp. 1307 



22 Symbolophorus calif orniensis 1299 



23 Synodus spp. 122 5 



24 Stomias atriventer 1206 

 2 5 Melamphaes spp. 1155 



26 Disintegrated fish larva 1118 



27 Unidentified fish larva 1075 



28 Myctophidae 899 



29 Lampanyctus spp. 86 5 



30 Citharichthys stigmaeus 864 



31 Diaphus spp. 816 



32 Citharichthys xanthostigma 7 63 



33 Gonichthys tenuiculus 733 



34 Hygophum atratum 692 



35 Paralepididae 686 



36 Diogenichthys atlanticus 641 



37 Etrumeus acuminatus 574 



38 Ophidiiformes 564 



39 Labridae 526 



40 Tarletonbeania crenularis 525 



41 Icichthys lockingtoni 42 5 



42 Paralichthys californicus 406 



43 Gobiidae 404 



44 Serranidae 382 



45 Lampadena urophaos 37 3 



46 Citharichthys sordidus 341 



47 Sternoptychidae 327 



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