TABLE 3. Pooled numbers of fish larvae taken during CalCOFI 



cruises in 1978. Counts are adjusted for percent of 

 sample sorted and standard haul factor (see text). 



Rank Taxon Count 



1 Engraulis mordax 3 410 53 



2 Vinciguerria lucetia 102156 



3 Merluccius productus 3 8616 



4 Sebastes spp. 35358 



5 Sciaenidae 17094 



6 Leuroglossus stilbius 17007 



7 Triphoturus mexlcanas 16950 



8 Stenobrachius leucopsarus 16438 



9 Bathylagus ochotensis 12633 



10 Bathylagus wesethi 10937 



11 Sardinops sagax 9198 



12 Citharichthys spp. 9020 



13 Ceratoscopelus townsendi 7 841 



14 Cyclothone sop. 77 36 



15 Diogenichthys laternatus 7242 



16 Trachurus symmetricus 7 29 



17 Protomyctophum Crocker i 57 44 



18 Sternoptychidae 4774 



19 Sebastes jordani 47 5 5 

 2D Scomber japonicus 4 505 



21 Lampanyctus spp. 4366 



22 Diaphus spp. 3617 



23 Diogenichthys atlanticus 3524 



24 Disintegrated fish larva 2585 



25 Symbol ophorus calif orniensis 2492 



26 Lampanyctus ritteri 2344 



27 Citharichthys stigmaeus 1984 



28 Myctophidae 1832 



29 Unidentified fish larva 1785 



30 Melamphaes spp. 1755 



31 Peprilus simillimus 1458 



32 Oxyjulis calif ornica 1444 



33 Etrumeus acwninatus 1377 



34 Chauliodus macouni 1304 



35 Tarletonbeania crenularis 117 6 



36 Sebastes paucispinis 1116 



37 Icichthys lockingtoni 1093 



38 Stomias atriventer 1047 



39 Gobiidae 981 



40 Bathylagus spp. 954 



41 Gobiesocidae 902 



42 Serranidae 892 



43 Idiacanthus antrostomus 830 



44 Bypsoblennius spp. 806 



45 Lyopsetta exilis 766 



46 Sebastolobus spp. 743 



47 Lampanyctus regal is 7 36 



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