TABLE 3. Pooled numbers of fish larvae taken during CalCOFI 



cruises in 1963. Counts are adjusted for percent of 

 sample sorted and standard haul factor (see text). 



Rank Taxon Count 



1 Engraulis mordax 3 46 30 



2 Vinciguerria lucetia 45800 



3 Sebastes spp. 3159 3 



4 Merluccius productus 16976 



5 Triphoturus mexicanus 14167 



6 Leuroglossus stilbius 9580 



7 Trachurus symmetricus 8847 



8 Citharichthys spp. 7612 



9 Sardinops sagax 6890 



10 Stenobrachius leucopsarus 5667 



11 Sciaenidae 4562 



12 Unidentified fish larva 4173 



13 Diogenichthys laternatus 4024 



14 Serranidae 3570 



15 Cyclothone spp. 3015 



16 Disintegrated fish larva 2549 



17 Scomber japonicus 2 466 



18 Symphurus spp. 2051 



19 Ceratoscopelus townsendi 2 042 



20 Myctophidae 1748 



21 Bathylagus wesethi 1618 



22 Etrumeus acuminatus 1584 



23 Lampanyctus spp. 1572 



24 Prionotus spp. 1279 



25 Bathylagus ochotensis 1167 



26 Tarletonbeania crenularis 1147 



27 Haemulidae 1038 



28 Lampanyctus ritteri 984 



29 Tetragonurus cuvieri 975 

 3 Protomyctophum crockeri 9 51 



31 Diogenichthys atlanticus 948 



32 Pleuronectif ormes 808 

 3 3 Bypsoblennius spp. 772 

 3 4 Ophidion scrippsae 7 56 



35 Carangidae 695 



36 Chromis punctipinnis 67 3 



37 Ophidi if ormes 601 



38 Balichoeres spp. 595 



39 Melamphaes spp. 578 



40 Synodus spp. 564 



41 Diogenichthys spp. 5 53 



42 Stomias atriventer 522 



43 Gobiidae 517 



44 Gerreidae 513 



45 Bygophum atratum 454 



46 Pomacentridae 430 



47 Symbolophorus calif orniensis 397 



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