TABLE 3. Pooled numbers of fish larvae taken during CalCOFI 



cruises in 1984. Counts are adjusted for percent of 

 sample sorted and standard haul factor (see text). 



Rank Taxon Count 



1 Engraulis mordax 126817 



2 Vinciguerria lucetia 50716 



3 Merluccius productus 29 3 28 



4 Sebastes spp. 15316 



5 Stenobrachius leucopsarus 13143 



6 Leuroglossus stilbius 12343 



7 Triphoturus mexicanus 8004 



8 Bathylagus ochotensis 5687 



9 Protomyctophwn crockeri 4410 



10 Cyclothone spp. 3 307 



11 Diaphus spp. 2316 



12 Disintegrated fish larva 1968 



13 Trachurus symmetricus 1849 



14 Lampanyctus ritteri 1746 



15 Symbolophorus californiensis 17 3 3 



16 Ceratoscopelus townsendi 17 31 



17 Lampanyctus spp. 1572 



18 Myctophidae 1525 



19 Sternoptychidae 1425 



20 Sardinops sag ax 127 3 



21 Diogenichthys laternatus 1257 

 2 2 Genyonemus lineatus 1249 



23 Diogenichthys atlemticus 1210 



24 Bathylagus wesethi 1139 



25 Bathylagus pacificus 838 



26 Unidentified fish larva 704 



27 Scomber japonicus 630 



28 Citharichthys stigmaeus 576 



29 Chauliodus macouni 57 3 



30 Tarletonbeania crenularis 556 



31 Melamphaes spp. 554 



32 Sebastes paucispinis 54 5 



33 Lestidiops ringens 541 



34 Bathylagus spp. 491 



35 Oxyjulis calif ornica 486 



36 Parophrys vetulus 415 



37 Citharichthys sordidus 394 



38 Diogenichthys spp. 37 2 



39 Icichthys lockingtoni 360 



40 Cottidae 355 



41 Tetragonurus cuvieri 316 



42 Gobiidae 314 



43 Nansenia Candida 305 



44 Stomias atriventer 287 



45 Microstoma microstoma 247 



46 Hypsoblennius spp. 24 2 



47 Clinidae 200 



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