TABLE 3. Pooled numbers of fish larvae taken during CalCOFI 



cruises in 1955. Counts are adjusted for percent of 

 sample sorted and standard haul factor (see text). 



Rank Taxon Count 



1 Engraulis mordax 139090 



2 Merluccius productus 61516 



3 Sebastes spp. 27466 



4 Leuroglossus stilbius 14793 



5 Sardinops sagax 14189 



6 Trachurus symmetricus 13 269 



7 Triphoturus mexicanus 127 88 



8 Vinciguerria lucetia 12641 



9 Stenobrachius leucopsarus 7479 



10 Citharichthys spp. 7058 



11 Diogenichthys laternatus 4715 



12 Citharichthys xanthostigma 4280 



13 Citharichthys fragilis 3463 



14 Bathylagus wesethi 3231 



15 Citharichthys stigmaeus 2708 



16 Lampanyctus ritteri 2088 



17 Scomber japonicus 19 58 



18 Protomyctophum crockeri 1681 



19 Cyclothone spp. 152 3 



20 Icichthys lockingtoni 1372 



21 Bathylagus ochotensis 1295 



22 Sciaenidae 1211 

 2 3 Diaphus spp. 9 36 



24 Peprilus simillimus 928 



25 Argentina sialis 846 



26 Tarletonbeania crenularis 842 



27 Melamphaes spp. 7 41 



28 Diogenichthys atlanticus 697 



29 Sy nodus spp. 643 



30 Symbolophorus calif orniensis 629 



31 Disintegrated fish larva 586 



32 Unidentified fish larva 553 



33 Labridae 526 



34 Lyopsetta exilis 514 



35 Tetragonurus cuvieri 486 



36 Ceratoscopelus townsendi 443 



37 Cottidae 428 



38 Stomias atriventer 418 



39 Lampanyctus spp. 388 



40 Cololabis saira 352 



41 Pleuronichthys verticalis 343 



42 Parophrys vetulus 342 



43 Paralepididae 317 



44 Citharichthys sordidus 312 



45 Hygophum atratum 301 



46 Nansenia crassa 277 



47 Pleuronichthys spp. 266 



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