TABLE 2. Pooled occurrences of fish larvae taken during CalCOFI 

 cruises in 1968. 



Rank Taxon Occurrences 



1 Sebastes spp. 2 07 



2 Engraulis mordax 188 



3 Protomyctophum crockeri 139 



4 Stenobrachius leucopsarus 127 



5 Leuroglossus stilbius 116 



6 Bathylagus ochotensis 106 



7 Citharichthys spp. 101 



8 Merluccius productus 9 5 



9 Triphoturus mexicanus 9 2 



10 Bathylagus wesethi 90 



11 Trachurus symmetricus 85 



12 Melamphaes spp. 84 



13 Vinciguerria lucetia 82 



14 Myctophidae 79 



15 Disintegrated fish larva 74 



16 Tarletonbeania crenularis 7 3 



17 Unidentified fish larva 72 

 17 Lampanyctus ritteri 72 

 19 Lampanyctus spp. 65 

 19 Cyclothone spp. 65 

 21 Symbolophorus californiensis 61 

 2 2 Lestidiops ringens 52 

 23 Sternoptychidae 48 

 2 3 Icichthys lockingtoni 48 

 2 5 Chauliodus macouni 46 



2 5 Diogenichthys atlanticus 46 

 25 Stomias atriventer 46 



28 Citharichthys stigmaeus 42 



29 Sciaenidae 38 



30 Bathylagus spp. 35 



31 Diaphus spp. 3 4 



32 Diogenichthys laternatus 32 



3 3 Ceratoscopelus townsendi 23 



34 Idiacanthus antrostomus 22 



35 Parophrys vetulus 21 



36 Lyopsetta exilis 20 



37 Microstoma microstoma 19 

 37 Gobiidae 19 

 39 Pleuronichthys verticalis 18 

 39 Argentina sialis 18 



41 Microstomus pacificus 17 



42 Ophidiiformcs 16 



43 Bathylagus pacificus 15 

 43 Oxyjulis calif ornica 15 



4 5 Poromitra spp. 14 

 4 5 Glyptocephalus zachirus 14 

 4 5 Sebastolobus spp. 14 

 48 Diogenichthys spp. 13 



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