TABLE 2. Pooled occurrences of fish larvae taken during CalCOFI 

 cruises in 1981. 



Rank Taxon Occurrences 



1 Engraulis mordax 46 4 



2 Sebastes spp. 431 

 2 Protomyctophum crockeri 4 31 



4 Leuroglossus stilbius 320 



5 Vinciguerria lucetia 287 



6 Stenobrachius leucopsarus 282 



7 Bathylagus ochotensis 2 57 



8 Triphoturus mexicanus 2 50 



9 Citharichthys spp. 213 

 10 Cyclothone spp. 2 00 

 10 Lampanyctus spp. 200 



12 Merluccius productus 198 



13 Sternoptychidae 183 



14 Myctophidae 176 



15 Disintegrated fish larva 169 



16 Bathylagus wesethi 138 



17 Unidentified fish larva 124 



18 Symbolophorus calif orniensis 102 



19 Ceratoscopelus townsendi 98 



20 Lampanyctus ritteri 97 



21 Diogenichthys laternatus 9 



22 Tarletonbeania crenularis 89 



23 Stomias atriventer 88 



2 3 Melamphaes spp. 88 

 23 Trachurus symmetricus 88 



26 Citharichthys stigmaeus 87 



27 Scomber japonicus 86 



28 Diogenichthys atlanticus 79 

 28 Genyonemus lineatus 79 



30 Lestidiops ringens 69 



31 Chauliodus macouni 67 



3 2 Paralichthys calif ornicus 60 



33 Lyopsetta exilis 59 



34 Argentina sialis 58 

 3 5 Sebastes paucispinis 55 



36 Bathylagus spp. 50 



37 Gobiidae 44 



38 Sardinops sagax 41 



39 Bathylagus pacificus 39 



40 Parophrys vetulus 38 



41 Microstoma microstoma 37 



42 Oxyjulis calif ornica 34 



43 Peprilus simillimus 31 



44 Gonostomat idae 30 



45 Serranidae 27 

 45 Diaphus spp. 27 

 47 Seriphus politus 26 

 47 Pieuronichthys verticaiis 26 



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