TABLE 3. Pooled numbers of fish larvae taken during CalCOFI 



cruises in 1952. Counts are adjusted for percent of 

 sample sorted and standard haul factor (see text). 



Rank Taxon Count 



1 Engraulis mordax 64009 



2 Merluccius productus 60 2 44 



3 Leuroglossus stilbius 34531 



4 Sardinops sagax 27 860 



5 Triphoturus mexicanus 27482 



6 Citharichthys spp. 26101 



7 Vinciguerria lucetia 25459 



8 Trachurus symmetricus 2 2015 



9 Sebastes spp. 21826 



10 Stenobrachius leucopsarus 21333 



11 Tarletonbeania crenularis 6165 



12 Bathylagus wesethi 6020 



13 Diogenichthys laternatus 5592 



14 Lampanyctus spp. 486 4 



15 Cyclothone spp. 2718 



16 Unidentified fish larva 2580 



17 Disintegrated fish larva 2465 



18 Diaphus spp. 246 3 



19 Bathylagus ochotensis 2148 



20 Protomyctophum crockeri 17 9 5 



21 Symbolophorus calif orniensis 14 38 



22 Labridae 1338 



23 Myctophidae 1283 



24 Prionotus spp. 1238 



25 Melamphaes spp. 10 41 



26 Icichthys lockingtoni 1022 



27 Synodus spp. 991 



28 Scomber japonicus 87 9 



29 Diogenichthys atlanticus 856 



30 Paralepididae 808 



31 Symphurus spp. 80 5 



32 Stomias atriventer 603 

 32 Gobiidae 603 



34 Argentina sialis 596 



35 Ceratoscopelus townsendi 589 



36 Lyopsetta exilis 564 



37 Sciaenidae 494 



38 Serranidae 468 



39 Etrumeus acuminatus 427 



40 Ophidiiformes 413 



41 Peprilus simillimus 412 



42 Paralichthys calif ornicus 369 



43 Pleuronichthys verticalis 358 



44 Chauliodus macouni 300 

 4 5 Nansenia crassa 281 



46 Ophidion scrippsae 2 51 



47 Cottidae 239 



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