ABSTRACT 



This report contains the results of quantitative sampling of fish eggs and 

 larvae off the coasts of California and Baja California during 1957 on cruises 

 of the California Cooperative Oceanic Fisheries Investigations. It is the 

 eighth in a continuing yearly series. 



In addition to eggs and larvae of the Pacific sardine (Sardlnops caerulea ) , 

 larvae of the following are dealt with: northern anchovy ( Engraulis mordax ), 

 jack mackerel ( Trachurus symmetricu^ , Pacific mackerel ( Pneumatophorus 

 die go ), hake ( Merluccius productus) , and rockfish ( Sebastodes spp.). Larvae 

 of all species except hake and rockfish are reported by size. The report in- 

 cludes charts showing distribution and relative abundance of the above species 

 (except rockfish) and a brief discussion of each. 



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