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\documentclass[]{article}
\pagestyle{empty}
\setlength\textwidth{201.70511pt}
\setlength\parindent{0pt}
\pagestyle{plain}
\setlength\textheight{7.5cm}
\setlength\textwidth{5.5cm}
\usepackage[utf8]{inputenc}
\usepackage[english]{babel}
\let\belowcaptionskip\abovecaptionskip

\usepackage{array}
\newcounter{tabline}
\newcolumntype{n}{>{%
  \refstepcounter{tabline}\thetabline\enspace}l}

\begin{document}
\begin{table}
\centering
\caption{Automatic counting of lines
  in a table.}\label{BAZ}
\begin{tabular}{n}\hline
\multicolumn{1}{l}{\emph{No. animal}}\\\hline
gelse                                \\
chamois \label{FOO}                  \\
skunk			             \\
anteater                             \\
armadillo \label{BAR}                \\\hline
\end{tabular}
\end{table}

\medskip
See line~\ref{FOO} or alternatively
line~\ref{BAR} in Table~\ref{BAZ}
on page~\pageref{BAR}.
\end{document}