CONTENTS 



Introduction page 3 



Systematic part 4 



Petromyzonidae 4 



Myxinidae 4 



Lamnidae 7 



Scyliorhinidae 8 



Squalidae 9 



Squatinidae 10 



Torpedinidae 11 



Rajidae 12 



Chimaeridae 35 



Clupeidae 37 



Galaxiidae 40 



Aplochitonidae 40 



Ophichthyidae 40 



Syngnathidae 40 



Macruridae 41 



Merlucciidae 43 



Gadidae 50 



Muraenolepidae 58 



Lamprididae 59 



Carangidae 59 



Cheilodactylidae 60 



Pinguipedidae 62 



Bovichthyidae 63 



Nototheniidae 66 



Chaenichthyidae 95 



Gempylidae 96 



Scombridae 97 



Zoarcidae 98 



Lycodapodidae no 



Ophidiidae in 



Brotulidae 114 



Centrolophidae 115 



Stromateidae 118 



Atherinidae 120 



Scorpaenidae 122 



Congiopodidae 126 



Psychrolutidae 128 



Agonidae 129 



Liparidae 130 



Bothidae 131 



General part 137 



The Patagonian region 137 



Historical 137 



List of Patagonian fishes 142 



Notes on the fish fauna 146 



Bibliography 148 



Plates I-V following page 150 



