10 taxa comprised 4 coastal demersal taxa, 

 species, and 5 midwater species. 



1 coastal pelagic 



Six of the 10 most numerous taxa collected in 

 2A) were also among the top 10 in 1975 - Engraulis 

 63.4% of the total larvae, Sebastes spp. 

 spp . (3.7%), Vinciguerria lucetia (2.6%), 

 Leuroglossus stilbius (2.0%). These six 

 2nd, 8th, 6th, and 7th in incidence respectively 

 taxa ranking in the top 10 for 1974 were 



1974 (Table 



mordax with 



(9.7%), Citharichthys 



Sciaenidae (2.2%), and 



taxa ranked 1st, 3rd, 



in 1974. Other 



3 myctophids, 



Diogenichthys laternatus (1.4%), Protomyctophum crockeri (1.4%), 

 and Stenobrachius leucopsarus (1.0%); and a rockfish, Sebastes 



paucispims 

 number of 



(1.0%). These 10 taxa contributed 

 larvae collected in the 272 tows 

 remaining 12.5% was distributed among 78 

 disintegrated and unidentified categories. Of 



87.5% to the total 



during 1974; the 



taxa plus the 



the top 10 taxa, 4 



were coastal demersal taxa, 

 5 were midwater species. 



1 was a coastal pelagic species, 



and 



EXPLANATION OF TABLES 



Table 1 - This table lists by cruise the pertinent station and 

 tow data for 197 5 (including November and December, 

 1974), the volume of water filtered and standard haul 

 factor for each tow, the percent of sample sorted, and 

 the total numbers of fish eggs and larvae. CalCOFI 

 cruises are designated by four digits; the first two 

 indicate the year and the second two the month. 

 Within each cruise the data are listed in order of 

 increasing line and station number (southerly and 

 seaward directions) ; the order of station occupancy is 

 shown on the station charts (Figures 2-10) . Stations 

 are designated by two groups of digits; the first set 

 indicates the line and decimal fraction and the second 

 set indicates the station on the line. Time is listed 

 as Pacific Standard Time at the start of each tow in 

 24-hour designation. Methods for determining tow 

 depth, volume of water strained, standard haul factor, 

 and percent sorted were described in the methods 

 section. The values for total fish eggs and larvae 

 represent raw counts (unadjusted for percent sorted or 

 standard haul factor). Ship codes are as follows: JD, 

 David Starr Jordan; AX, Alexander Agassi z . 



Table 2A- This table lists pooled occurrences of all larval fish 

 taxa taken during November and December of 1974 in 

 ranked order. 



Table 2B- This table lists pooled occurrences of all larval 

 taxa taken during 1975 in ranked order. 



fish 



Table 3A- This table lists pooled counts of all larval fish taxa 

 taken during November and December of 1974 in ranked 



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