TABLE 2. Pooled occurrences of fish larvae taken during CalCOFI 

 cruises in 1967. 



Rank Taxon Occurrences 



1 Engraulis mordax 150 



2 Triphoturus mexicanus 14 2 



3 Vinciguerria lucetia 121 



4 Protomyctophum crockeri 109 



5 Citharichthys spp. 108 



6 Bathylagus wesethi 99 



7 Disintegrated fish larva 84 



8 Sebastes spp. 81 



9 Cyclothone spp. 80 



10 Trachurus symmetricus 7 6 



11 Melamphaes spp. 68 



12 Lampanyctus spp. 67 



13 Diogenichthys laternatus 6 3 



14 Unidentified fish larva 60 



15 Diaphus spp. 46 



16 Lampanyctus ritteri 43 

 16 Leuroglossus stilbius 43 

 18 Diogenichthys atlanticus 38 

 18 Symbolophorus calif orniensis 38 



20 Ceratoscopelus townsendi 37 



21 Lestidiops ringens 36 

 21 Gobiidae 36 

 21 Tetragonurus cuvieri 36 



24 Myctophidae 33 



25 Sciaenidae 32 



26 Stenobrachius leucopsarus 31 

 26 Sardinops sagax 31 



28 Scopelarchidae 29 



29 Bathylagus ochotensis 28 

 29 Sternoptychidae 28 



31 Merluccius productus 2 5 



32 Pleuronichthys verticalis 24 

 32 Stomias atriventer 24 

 34 Synodus spp. 2 3 

 34 Oxyjulis calif ornica 2 3 

 34 Serranidae 23 



37 Peprilus simillimus 2 2 



38 Argentina sialis 21 

 38 Hygophum atratum 21 

 40 Hypsoblennius spp. 19 

 40 Citharichthys stigmaeus 19 



42 Icichthys lockingtoni ] 8 



43 Gonichthys tenuiculus 16 

 43 Diogenichthys spp. 16 

 4 5 Chilara taylori 15 

 45 Idiacanthus antrostomus 15 



47 5cofliber japonicus 14 



48 Microstomus pacificus 13 



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