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In addition to the above, Mr Bennett has sent 24 specimens (48-95 mm.) from 

 Stanley, Falkland Islands, taken under stones between tide-marks from September to 

 December; as well as 3 others (60-70 mm.) collected near the beach at New Island, 

 West Falklands, by Mr Hamilton in February, 1934. There are also numerous specimens 

 up to 100 mm. in total length in the British Museum collection, from various localities, 

 including the type of Harpagifer palliolatus. 



Fig. 46. Harpagifer bispinis. x 1. 



This is mainly a shore fish, occurring in tide pools and under rocks, and also to be 

 found in the "kelp" in shallow water. Hussakof records an individual, 61 mm. long, 

 which was collected at Tierra del Fuego on 30 March, and was distended with eggs, 

 each of which measured about 1-5 mm. in diameter. 



CHAENICHTHYIDAE 



Champsocephalus esox (Giinther). "Tsataki." 



Chaenichthys esox, Giinther, 1861, Ann. Mag. Nat. Hist. (3) vu, p. 89; Cunningham, 1871, 

 Trans. Linn. Soc. London, xxvn, p. 469; Giinther, 1881, Proc. Zool. Soc, p. 20; Vaillant, 

 1888, Miss. Sci. Cap Horn, vi. Zool., Poiss., p. 27; Perugia, 1891, Ann. Mus. Civ. stor. nat. 

 Genova (2) x [xxx], p. 616; Smitt, 1898, Bih. Sv. Vet.-Akad. HandL, xxiv, iv, No. 5, p. 7; 

 Delfin, 1901, Cat. Feces Chile, p. 102. 

 Champsocephalus esox, Gill, 1862, Proc. Acad. N.S. Philad. (1861), p. 510; Lonnberg, 1907, 

 Hamb. Magalh. Sammelr., Fische, p. 10; Regan, 1913, Trans. R. Soc. Edinb., xlix, p. 285, 

 pi. x, fig. 1. 

 St. 51. 4. v. 26. Off Eddystone Rock, East Falkland Islands. Large otter trawl, 1 05-1 15 m.: 

 21 specimens, 150-190 mm. 



St. WS 73. 6. iii. 27. 51 01' S, 58 54' W. Commercial otter trawl, 121 m.: 6 specimens, 140- 

 290 mm. 



St. WS 75. 10. iii. 27. 51 01' 30" S, 6o° 31' W. Commercial otter trawl, 72 m.: 22 specimens, 

 140-220 mm. 



St. WS 83. 24. iii. 27. 14 miles S 64 W of George Island, East Falkland Islands. Commercial 

 otter trawl, 137-129 m.: 6 specimens, 303-330 mm. 



St. 724. 16.xi.31. Fortescue Bay, Magellan Straits. Seine net, 0-5 m.: 2 specimens, 100, 130 mm. 

 St. WS 823. 19. i. 32. 52 14' 30" S, 6o & 01' W. Commercial otter trawl, with net (7 mm. mesh) 

 attached, 80-95 m - : 5 specimens, 120-180 mm. 



St. WS 834. 2. ii. 32. 52 57' 45" S, 68° 08' 15" W. Net (7 mm. mesh) attached to back of trawl, 

 27-38 m.: 1 specimen, 105 mm. 



Depth of body 7 to 8 in the length, length of head 2f to 3^. Snout as long as or a 

 little longer than postorbital part of head; diameter of eye 5! (young) to yl in length 



