TABLE 2. Pooled occurrences of fish larvae taken during CalCOFI 

 cruises in 1972. 



Rank Taxon Occurrences 



1 Engraulis mordax 548 



2 Sebastes spp. 509 



3 Protomyctophum c rocker i 3 88 



4 Leuroglossus stilbius 387 



5 Tarletonbeania crenularis 377 



6 Stenobrachius leucopsarus 356 



7 Bathylagus ochotensis 345 



8 Merluccius productus 30 5 



9 Lampanyctus spp. 281 



10 Vinciguerria lucetia 271 



11 Disintegrated fish larva 258 



12 Citharichthys spp. 227 



13 Unidentified fish larva 222 



14 Melamphaes spp. 219 



15 Triphoturus mexicanus 218 



16 Sternoptychidae 217 



17 Diogenicbthys laternatus 201 



18 Lampanyctus ritteri 187 



19 Bathylagus wesethi 164 



20 Icichthys lockingtoni 140 

 20 Sebastes paucispinis 140 

 2 2 Cyclothone spp. 130 

 2 3 Chauliodus macouni 123 

 23 Myctophidae 123 



25 Bathylagus spp. 121 



26 Hygophum atratum 120 



27 Stomias atriventer 117 



2 8 Trachurus symmetricus 116 



29 Diaphus spp. 107 



30 Symbolophorus calif orniensis 100 



31 Bathylagus pacificus 99 



32 Citharichthys stigmaeus 92 



3 3 Sebastes jordani 90 

 34 Gobiidae 88 



3 5 Lestidiops ringens 8 2 

 36 Diogenicbthys atlanticus 68 

 36 CeratoscopeJus townsendi 68 



38 Sebastolobus spp. 65 



39 Sciaenidae 63 



40 Trachipteridae 56 



41 Lyopsetta exilis 54 

 41 Argentina sialis 54 



4 3 Parophrys vetulus 5 3 



44 Danaphos oculatus 51 



45 Conichthys tenuiculus 49 



46 Diplophos taenia 47 



47 Nansenia Candida 44 

 4 8 Nansenia crassa 39 



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