Table 20.—Comparison and ranking of occurrences (number of stations) and numbers of larvae of all families and some higher and lower taxa collected in neuston nets in 
the Caribbean Sea during MARMAP OTP’! and II cruises (Oregon IJ cruises 7239 and 7345). Taxa arranged in phylogenetic order. 
Cruise_7239 Cruise 7343 
Occurrences Number/family Occurrences Number/family 
Taxa No. of stations % Rank Actual Rank No. of stations % Rank Actual Rank 
Abulidae 
Albula vulpes 1 2 1 1 4 1 
Clupeidae 2} 3 2 3 11 87 8 
Engraulidae 3 11 6 
Gonostomatidae 10 16 15 5 18 14.5 8 
Synodontidae 5 8 11 
Astronesthidae 2 7 2 
Paralepididae 2 3 2 2 7 6 
Myctophidae 26 43 5.5 1,114 1 15 54 4 235 5 
Chlorophthalmidae 2 3 21 
Eel leptocephali 13 21 14 567 3 6 21 12.5 10 
Belonidae 7 11 11 ] 4 8 
Scombreresocidae 1 2 1 
Hemiramphidae 25 41 7 376 4 8 29 10 14 
Exocoetidae 52 85 1 1,093 2 26 93 1 311 3 
Bregmacerotidae 1 4 2 
Syngnathidae 16 26 11 25 14.5 8 11 6 
Holocentridae 9 15 16 2 U 2 
Berycidae 1 4 1 
Mugilidae 12 20 15 34 13 9 32 8.5 716 2 
Sphyraenidae 5 18 12 
Polynemidae 1 2 1 
Serranidae 2 3 2 4 14 7 
Priacanthidae : 4 14 23 15 
Apogonidae 1 2 1 
Branchiostegidae 1 2 1 
Carangidae 32 52 2 220 6 17 61 2 64 10 
Bramidae 1 2 1 1 4 ] 
Coryphaenidae 27 44 4 72 10 16 57 3 41 12 
Coryphaena equiselis 17 44 11 16 
C. hippurus 16 28 8 21 
Lobotidae 3 5 3 1 4 I 
Pomadasyidae 3 5 8 4 14 12 
Mullidae 26 43 5.5 163 7 12 43 5 1,216 1 
Sparidae 3 1] 4 
Epigonidae 2 3 3 3 11 4 
Chaetodontidae 2 3 2 3 11 6 
Pomacentridae 3 5 a 1 4 1 
Labridae 5 8 11 3 11 3 
Scaridae 5 18 14.5 79 9 
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