TABLE 3. Pooled numbers of fish larvae taken during CalCOFI 



cruises in 1960. Counts are adjusted for percent of 

 sample sorted and standard haul factor (see text). 



Rank Taxon Count 



1 Engraulis mordax 291067 



2 Vinciguerria lucetia 35005 



3 Merluccius productus 33245 



4 Leuroglossus stilbius 29732 



5 Triphoturus mexicanus 22072 



6 Sebastes spp. 15213 



7 Stenobrachius leucopsarus 11901 



8 Sardinops sagax 85 51 



9 Trachurus symmetricus 5215 



10 Diogenichthys laternatus 3735 



11 Citharichthys fragilis 3443 



12 Disintegrated fish larva 2789 



13 Protomyctophum crockeri 1977 



14 Cyclothone spp. 1971 



15 Lampanyctus ritteri 1950 



16 Unidentified fish larva 1936 



17 Citharichthys spp. 1867 



18 Myctophidae 1765 



19 Tarletonbeania crenularis 1723 



20 Bathylagus ochotensis 1677 



21 Ceratoscopelus townsendi 1611 



22 Bathylagus wesethi 1270 



23 Scomber japonicus 1179 



24 Lampanyctus spp. 1170 



25 Citharichthys xanthostigma 970 



26 Synodus snp. 8 20 



27 Diaphus spp. 792 



28 Ophidion scrippsae 729 



29 Diogenichthys atlanticus 701 



30 Serranidae 683 



31 Sciaenidae 659 



32 Prionotus spp. 6 38 



33 Stomias atriventer 621 



34 Melamphaes spp. 617 



35 Symphurus spp. 59 2 



36 Symbolophorus calif orniensis 591 



37 Etrumeus acuminatus 586 



38 Paralepididae 585 



39 Ophidiiformes 522 



40 Labridae 515 



41 Diogenichthys spp. 48 5 



42 Citharichthys stigmaeus 47 4 



43 Icichthys lockingtoni 427 



44 Hygophum spp. 4 00 



45 Chromis punctipinnis 390 



46 Sphyraena argentea 370 



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