in number and 8th in incidence. The lanternfish Triphoturus 

 mexicanus ranked 5th in number and 2nd in incidence and the 

 deepsea smelt Leuroglossus stilbius ranked 6th in number and 7th 

 in incidence; each contributed 3.2% to the total number of 

 larvae. The Pacific sardine, Sardinops sagax , ranked 7th with 

 3.0% of the total number, but ranked 27th in incidence, an 

 indication of several large samples. The sanddab genus 

 Citharichthys ranked 8th in number (2.6%) and 5th in incidence. 

 The remaining top 10 taxa were the lanternfish Stenobrachius 

 leucopsarus (2.2%) and the jack mackerel, Trachurus symmetricus 

 (1.5%). These two species ranked 10th and 17th, respectively, in 

 incidence. The 10 taxa contributed 88% to the total larvae 

 collected in 1965. The remaining 12% was distributed among 149 

 taxa, plus the unidentified and disintegrated categories. The 

 top 10 taxa included 4 midwater species, 3 coastal pelagic 

 species, and 3 coastal demersal taxa. 



EXPLANATION OF TABLES 



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

 tow data for 1965, 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 2-5) . 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: BD, 

 Black Douglas; AX, Alexander Agassi z . 



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

 taxa taken during 1965 in ranked order. 



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

 taken during 1965 in ranked order. Numbers are 

 adjusted for percent sorted and standard haul factors. 



Table 4 - This table gives numbers of fish larvae for each taxon, 

 listed by station and calendar month in which the tow 

 was taken. Counts are adjusted for percent of sample 

 sorted and standard haul factor. Average values are 

 given for stations occupied more than once during a 

 month. See Table 1 for station and tow data and Table 



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