TABLE 2. Pooled occurrences of fish larvae taken during CalCOFI 

 cruises in 1978. 



Rank Taxon Occurrences 



1 Engraulis mordax 501 



2 Sebastes spp. 459 



3 Vinciguerria lucetia 419 



4 Bathylagus ochotensis 416 



5 Sternoptychidae 411 



6 Protomyctophum crockeri 40 



7 Cyclothone spp. 3 45 



8 Triphoturus mexicanus 3 37 



9 Citharichthys spp. 32 4 



10 Bathylagus wesethi 318 



11 Stenobrachius leucopsarus 311 



12 Lampanyctus spp. 285 



13 Leuroglossus stilbius 246 



14 Merluccius productus 2 36 



15 Disintegrated fish larva 232 



16 Ceratoscopelus townsendi 217 



17 Diogenichthys atlanticus 205 



18 Melamphaes spp. 190 

 18 Diogenichthys laternatus 190 

 2 SymbolophoTus calif orniensis 18 5 



21 Unidentified fish larva 174 



22 Myctophidae 160 

 2 3 Lampanyctus ritteri 155 

 2 4 Citharichthys stigmaeus 151 

 2 5 Diaphus spp. 141 



26 Trachurus synmetricus 138 



27 Chauliodus macouni 137 



28 Sciaenidae 127 



29 Stomias atriventer 116 



30 Gobiidae 83 



31 Tarletonbeania crenularis 7 6 



32 Idiacanthus antrostomus 7 5 

 32 Icichthys lockingtoni 7 5 

 32 Danaphos oculatus 7 5 



35 Lestidiops ringens 7 4 



36 Myctophum nitidulum 70 



37 Peprilus simillimus 68 



38 Lampanyctus regalis 63 



39 Scomber japonicus 61 



40 Sebastes paucispinis 59 



41 Notoscopelus resplendens 58 



42 Oxyjulis calif ornica 57 



43 Sardinops sagax 5 4 



44 Paralichthys californicus 51 



45 Bypsoblennius spp. 50 

 45 Bathylagus spp. 50 

 47 Bygophum atratum 48 

 47 /ficrostoma microstoina 48 



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