Medialuna calif orniensis - all specimens checked. 



Sciaenidae - tentative and sporadic identifications to genus 

 lumped to family. 



Scombridae - includes small, poorly preserved or unavailable 



specimens which were originally identified to family; the 

 absence of Pacific mackerel (Scomber japonicus) larvae from 

 samples in 1968 was carefully checked, since they were 

 present in all other CalCOFI surveys. 



Pleuronectiformes - all specimens of this category (originally 



called "flatfish") were examined and reidentif ied; residuals 

 are small, poorly preserved or unavailable specimens. 



Citharichthys spp. - all larvae identified to species were lumped 

 to the genus except C. stigmaeus ; category includes larvae 

 of Etropus spp. 



Citharichthys stigmaeus - includes larvae larger than ca. 4.5 mm; 

 smaller larvae are in Citharichthys spp. 



Paralichthys spp. - all specimens of this genus were examined and 

 most were assigned to P. calif ornicus . 



Glyptocephalus zachirus - all specimens examined. 



Lepidopsetta bilineata - all specimens examined; originally 

 misidentif ied as Psettichthys melanostictus . 



Microstomus pacificus - all specimens examined. 



Pleuronichthys spp. - all larvae of this genus and constituent 



species were examined and assigned to species; residuals are 

 small, poorly preserved or unavailable specimens. 



Psettichthys melanostictus - all specimens examined. 



COMPUTER ENTRY AND EDITING 



Each taxon on the original identification sheets was given a 

 3-digit code based on the list of codes in Haight et al. (1979). 

 Taxon codes and counts from these sheets were keypunched by 

 cruise and station, along with pertinent station and tow data and 

 entered into the VAX 11/780 computer at the University of 

 California, San Diego, Computing Center. After entries were 

 completed for an entire year, print-out listings of taxa and 

 counts on each station were compared with the original data 

 sheets to eliminate keypunch errors. Next, data in the file were 

 cross-checked with data on an existing file which contained: 

 station and tow data; numbers of eggs of sardine, anchovy, and 

 saury; numbers of larvae of sardine, anchovy, hake, jack 

 mackerel, and Pacific mackerel; total number of fish eggs; and 

 total number of fish larvae. 



