TABLE 3. Pooled numbers of fish larvae taken during CalCOFI 



cruises in 1953. Counts are adjusted for percent of 

 sample sorted and standard haul factor (see text). 



Rank Taxon Count 



1 Engraulis mordax 103535 



2 Merluccius productus 43631 



3 Leuroglossus stilbius 37018 



4 Sebastes spp. 3212 3 



5 Stenobrachius leucopsarus 15657 



6 Sardinops sag ax 15087 



7 Triphoturus mexicanus 14230 



8 Citharichthys spp. 12110 



9 Vinciguerria lucetia 12061 



10 Trachurus symmetricus 8113 



11 Diogenichthys laternatus 4391 



12 Bathylagus wesethi 3029 



13 Lampanyctus spp. 3002 



14 Unidentified fish larva 2486 



15 Tarletonbeania crenularis 2345 



16 Bathylagus ochotensis 1865 



17 Synodus spp. 1600 



18 Scomber japonicus 1339 



19 Cyclothone spp. 1248 



20 Protomyctophum crockeri 1069 



21 Icichthys lockingtoni 895 



22 Symbolophorus calif orniensis 825 



23 Pleuronectif ormes 811 



24 Argentina sialis 714 



25 Melamphaes spp. 661 



26 Labridae 631 



27 Diaphus spp. 554 



28 Lyopsetta exilis 495 



29 Ceratoscopelus townsendi 466 



30 Ophidiif ormes 464 



31 Parophrys vetulus 42 2 



32 Etrumeus acwninatus 417 



33 Paralepididae 399 



34 Disintegrated fish larva 393 



35 Diogenichthys atlanticus 391 



36 Prionotus spp. 384 



37 Peprilus simillimus 383 



38 Stomias atriventer 369 



39 Gobiidae 310 



40 Sternoptychidae 296 



41 Myctophidae 288 



42 Sciaenidae 266 



43 Trichiuridae 243 



44 Symphurus spp. 235 

 44 Nansenia crassa 235 



46 Gonichthys tenuiculus 229 



47 Cololabis saira 221 



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