Leuroglossus stilbius ranked 5th in abundance (4.7%) and 4th in 

 occurrence. The myctophid Stenobrachius leucopsarus and another 

 deepsea smelt, Bathylagus ochotensis , ranked 6th (4.6%) and 7th 

 (3.1%) in number, and 6th and 7th in occurrence. The final three 

 taxa in the top 10 collected in 1972 were the myctophid species 

 Triphoturus mexicanus with 2.0%, Tarletonbeania crenularis with 

 1.9%, and Diogenichthys laternatus with 1.5% of total larvae. 

 These 10 taxa contributed 88.6% to the total number of larvae 

 collected in 1972; the remaining 11.4% was distributed among 173 

 taxa plus the disintegrated and unidentified categories. The top 

 10 taxa comprised two coastal demersal species or groups, one 

 coastal pelagic species, and seven midwater species. 



EXPLANATION OF TABLES 



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

 tow data for 1972, 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 2-8) . 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: AB, 

 Alba; AL, Alaska; AX, Alexander Agassiz; JD, David 

 Starr Jordan . 



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

 taxa taken during 1972 in ranked order. 



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

 taken during 1972 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 

 6 for listing of stations with multiple occupancies 

 during a month. Multiple occupancies occurred when a 

 station was occupied more than once during a calendar 



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