TABLE 3. Pooled numbers of fish larvae taken during CalCOFI 



cruises in 1951. Counts are adjusted for percent of 

 sample sorted and standard haul factor (see text). 



Rank Taxon Count 



1 Merluccius productus 6 2 594 



2 Engraulis mordax 29 372 



3 Vinciguerria lucetia 2 3308 



4 Trachurus symmetricus 1917 5 



5 Sebastes spp. 184 9 5 



6 Leuroglossus stilbius 17696 



7 Stenobrachius leucopsarus 16 248 



8 Triphoturus mexicanus 13067 



9 Sardinops sag ax 110 58 



10 Citharichthys spp. 8411 



11 Diogenichthys laternatus 3803 



12 Lampanyctus spp. 3516 



13 Tarletonbeania crenularis 3180 



14 Bathylagus wesethi 2578 



15 Unidentified fish larva 2196 



16 Diaphus spp. 2 48 



17 Disintegrated fish larva 1778 



18 Cyclothone spp. 1547 



19 Protomyctophum crockeri 1524 



20 Synodus spp. 1341 



21 Symbolophorus californiensis 116 8 



22 Ceratoscopelus townsendi 1083 



23 Bathylagus ochotensis 1070 



24 Scomber japonicus 10 20 



25 Ophidiiformes 1012 



26 Symphurus spp. 908 



27 Jcichthys lockingtoni 87 9 



28 Prionotus spp. 867 



29 Melamphaes spp. 723 



30 Paralepididae 592 



31 Diogenichthys atlanticus 585 



32 Gobiidae 465 



33 Etrumeus acuminatus 423 



34 Labridae 391 



35 Myctophidae 350 



36 Stomias atriventer 34 2 



37 Carangidae 322 



38 Argentina sialis 310 



39 Chromis punctipinnis 299 



40 Serranidae 197 



41 Opisthonema spp. 19 5 



42 Scopelarchidae 188 



43 Ophidion scrippsae 176 



44 Lyopsetta exilis 172 



45 Anguilliformes 169 



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