TABLE 3. Pooled numbers of fish larvae taken during CalCOFI 



cruises in 1972. Counts are adjusted for percent of 

 sample sorted and standard haul factor (see text). 



Rank Taxon Count 



1 Engraulis mordax 27 2352 



2 Merluccius productus 81087 



3 Sebastes spp. 50567 



4 Vinciguerria lucetia 36959 



5 Leuroglossus stilbius 29313 



6 Stenobrachius leucopsarus 289 5 



7 Bathylagus ochotensis 19039 



8 Triphoturus mexicanus 12 396 



9 Tarletonbeania crenularis 11705 



10 Diogenichthys laternatus 9477 



11 Bathylagus wesethi 4 228 



12 Trachurus symmetricus 4 211 



13 Protomyctophum crockeri 3915 



14 Sebastes jordani 3541 



15 Sebastes paucispinis 3375 



16 Citharichthys spp. 3362 



17 Lampanyctus spp. 3078 



18 Diaphus spp. 2643 



19 Lampanyctus ritteri 2394 



20 Unidentified fish larva 2385 



21 Disintegrated fish larva 2169 

 2 2 Eygophum atratum 2116 



23 Bathylagus spp. 2052 



24 Cyclothone spp. 1638 



2 5 Icichthys lockingtoni 137 6 



26 Sternoptychidae 1375 



27 Melamphaes spp. 1310 



28 Symbolophorus calif orniensis 1294 



29 Bathylagus pacificus 1109 



3 Sardinops sagax 1100 



31 Parophrys vetulus 10 20 



32 Chauliodus macouni 972 



33 Sciaenidae 961 



34 Myctophidae 957 



35 Ceratoscopelus townsendi 927 



3 6 Nansenia Candida 841 



37 Sebastolobus spp. 822 



38 Stomias atriventer 699 



39 Diogenichthys atlanticus 680 



40 Citharichthys stigmaeus 641 



41 Gobiidae 612 



42 Argentina sialis 565 



43 Diplophos taenia 523 



4 4 Bregmaceros spp. 500 



45 Lyopsetta exilis 470 



46 Synodus spp. 454 



47 Serranidae 429 



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