TABLE 2. Pooled occurrences of fish larvae taken during CalCOFI 

 cruises in 1951. 



Rank Taxon Occurrences 



1 Sebastes spp. 600 



2 Triphoturus mexicanus 589 



3 Lampanyctus spp. 57 6 



4 Vinciguerria lucetia 532 



5 Citharichthys spp. 428 



6 Leuroglossus stilbius 402 



7 Engraulis mordax 394 



8 Trachurus symmetricus 37 2 



9 Protomyctophum crockeri 370 



10 Stenobrachius leucopsarus 369 



11 Merluccius productus 3 51 



12 Tarletonbeania crenularis 306 



13 Bathylagus wesethi 259 



14 Cyclothone spp. 253 



15 Diogenichthys laternatus 2 30 



16 Disintegrated fish larva 229 



17 Melamphaes spp. 221 



18 Symbolophorus calif orniensis 206 



19 Unidentified fish larva 187 



20 Paralepididae 169 



21 Sardinops sag ax 167 



22 Bathylagus ochotensis 153 



23 Ceratoscopelus townsendi 140 



24 Icichthys lockingtoni 125 



25 Gobiidae 116 

 2 5 Diaphus spp. 116 



27 Diogenichthys atlanticus 109 



28 Myctophidae 99 



29 Stomias atriventer 96 



30 Labridae 74 



31 Ophidiif ormes 68 



32 Scomber japonicus 59 

 32 Scopelarchidae 59 

 34 Argentina sialis 55 

 34 Chauliodus macouni 55 



36 Cololabis saira 53 



37 Lyopsetta exilis 51 



38 Nansenia crassa 50 



39 Gonichthys tenuiculus 49 



40 Idiacanthus antrostomus 48 



41 Hygophum atratum 47 



42 Symphurus spp. 4 5 



43 Synodus spp. 41 



44 Lampadena urophaos 3 9 



45 Sternoptychidae 38 



46 Chromis punctipinnis 37 



47 Anguilliformes 35 



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