TABLE 3. Pooled numbers of fish larvae taken during CalCOFI 



cruises in 1959. Counts are adjusted for percent of 

 sample sorted and standard haul factor (see text). 



Rank Taxon Count 



1 Engraulis mordax 207333 



2 Vinciguerria lucetia 117811 



3 Triphoturus mexicanus 33817 



4 Merluccius productus 17761 



5 Sebastes spp. 11427 



6 Leuroglossus stilbius 7673 



7 Stenobrachius leucopsarus 7 253 



8 Diogenichthys laternatus 6 32 5 



9 Sardinops sagax 5368 



10 Ceratoscopelus townsendi 4454 



11 Trachurus symmetricus 4080 



12 * Cyclothone spp. 3888 



13 Lampanyctus ritteri 2409 



14 Bathylagus wesethl 2 39 5 



15 Prionotus spp. 2157 



16 Disintegrated fish larva 2060 



17 Protomyctophum crockeri 203 4 



18 Myctophidae 1641 



19 Citharichthys fragilis 158 5 



20 Lampanyctus spp. 1476 



21 Unidentified fish larva 1425 



22 Symbolophorus californiensis 1132 



23 Citharichthys xanthostigma 968 



24 Citharichthys spp. 917 



25 Lampadena urophaos 860 



26 Stomias atriventer 83 5 



27 Melamphaes spp. 829 



28 Gonichthys tenuiculus 795 



29 Tarletonbeania crenularis 7 82 



30 Serranidae 762 



31 Sciaenidae 733 



32 Diaphus spp. 723 



33 Bygophum atratum 696 



34 Paralepididae 649 



35 Diogenichthys atlanticus 637 



36 Labridae 618 



37 Synodus spp. 613 



38 Citharichthys stigmaeus 611 



39 Etrumeus acuminatus 610 



40 Diogenichthys spp. 59 2 



41 Bathylagus ochotensis 546 



42 Notoscopelus resplendens 5 26 



43 Scomber japonicus 490 



44 Hygophum spp. 460 



45 Gobiidae 458 



46 Symphurus spp. 422 



47 Myctophum nitidulum 408 



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