138 DISCOVERY REPORTS 



During the voyage of the 'Coquille' between 1822 and 1825 a species of fish was 

 obtained from the Falkland Islands and described by Lesson (1830) as Stomias varie- 

 gatus. The exact determination of this species is doubtful, but Cuvier and Valenciennes 

 identify it with Galaxias maculatus (Jenyns). Lesson also mentions the so-called 

 "Mullet" of the Falklands (Eleginops maclovinus). 



During the surveying voyages of the 'Adventure' and 'Beagle' in the years 1826 



to 1836, under the command of Captain P. P. King, certain species offish were obtained 



at Port Famine and elsewhere. The specimens, which are stuffed skins, were sent to 



the Zoological Society of London, and were not acquired by the British Museum 



until 1857. A few years later Giinther (1861) described two of them as new species: 



Aphritis gobio, Giinther (Cottoperca gobio). 

 Chaenichthys esox, Giinther (Champsocephalus esox). 



The historic voyage of the 'Beagle' (1832-1836), under the command of Captain 

 R. Fitzroy, and with Charles Darwin as naturalist, obtained 19 species of fish from the 

 Patagonian region, which were later described by Jenyns (1842): 



Myxine australis, Jenyns. 



Clupea fuegensis, Jenyns. 



Mesites maculatus, Jenyns (Galaxias maculatus). 



M. alpinus, Jenyns (Galaxias alpinus). 



M. attenuatus, Jenyns (Galaxias attenuatus). 



Aplochiton zebra, Jenyns. 



A. taeniatus, Jenyns. 



Conger punctus, Jenyns (Ariosoma(}) punctus). 



Perca laevis, Jenyns (Percichthys trucha). 



Paropsis signata, Jenyns (Parona signata). 



Aphritis undulatus, Jenyns (Eleginops maclovinus). 



A. porosus, Jenyns (Eleginops maclovinus). 



Gobius ophicephalus, Jenyns (Ophiogobius ophicephalus). 



Iluocoetes fimbriatus, Jenyns. 



Phucocoetes latitans, Jenyns. 



Stromateus maculatus, Cuvier and Valenciennes. 



Agriopus hispidus, Jenyns (Congiopodus peruvianus). 



Aspidophorus chiloensis, Jenyns (Agonopsis chiloensis). 



Gobiesox marmoratus, Jenyns. 



The voyages of the ' Erebus ' and ' Terror ' to southern seas, under the command of 

 Captain Sir J. C. Ross, during the years 1839 to 1843, led to further additions being 

 made to the list of species known from this region. The fishes collected were described 

 by Richardson (1844-1848) and the following species were added to the Patagonian list: 



Syngnathus hymenolomus, Richardson (Entelurus aequoreus). 



Notothenia comucola, Richardson. 



N. virgata, Richardson (TV. comucola). 



N. marginata, Richardson (TV. comucola). 



N. tessellata, Richardson. 



N. sima, Richardson. 



Harpagifer palliolatus, Richardson (H. bispinis). 



Atherina nigricans, Richardson (Austromenidia nigricans). 



