TABLE 3. Pooled numbers of fish larvae taken during CalCOFI 



cruises in 1954. Counts are adjusted for percent of 

 sample sorted and standard haul factor (see text). 



Rank Taxon Count 



1 Engraulis mordax 161598 



2 Merluccius productus 53277 



3 Sebastes spp. 51096 



4 Sardinops sag ax 27 017 



5 Triphoturus mexicanus 20214 



6 Stenobrachius leucopsarus 20186 



7 Vinciguerria lucetia 19058 



8 Trachurus symmetricus 15009 



9 Leuroglossus stilbius 11520 



10 Bathylagus wesethi 8320 



11 Diogenichthys laternatus 6090 



12 Diaphus spp. 5146 



13 Citharichthys fragilis 4020 



14 Synodus spp. 3819 



15 Citharichthys xanthostigma 3489 



16 Citharichthys stigmaeus 3436 



17 Lampanyctus ritteri 2866 



18 Scomber japonicus 24 56 



19 Citharichthys spp. 1987 



20 Tarletonbeania crenularis 1883 



21 Protomyctophum cracker i 1720 



22 Sciaenidae 1608 



23 Bathylagus ochotensis 1553 



24 Cyclothone spp. 1544 



25 Labridae 1427 



26 Lyopsetta exilis 1158 



27 Symbolophorus californiensis 1106 



28 Argentina sialis 1073 



29 Lampanyctus spp. 1042 



30 Icichthys lockingtoni 1017 



31 Unidentified fish larva 997 

 3 2 Melamphaes spp. 78 5 



33 Citharichthys sordidus 766 



34 Stomias atriventer 607 



35 Paralepididae 560 



36 Prionotus spp. 508 



37 Ophidian scrippsae 480 



38 Etrumeus acuminatus 457 



39 Diagenichthys atlanticus 455 



40 Serranidae 445 



41 Gobiidae 439 



42 Pleuronectif ormes 435 



43 Parophrys vetulus 401 



44 Cottidae 375 



45 Ceratoscopelus townsendi 363 



46 Symphurus spp. 316 



47 Trichiuridae 291 



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