i 4 o DISCOVERY REPORTS 



During the years 1878-1880, the 'Alert', with Dr R. W. Coppinger as naturalist, 

 obtained a number of fishes from the Patagonian region, which were described by 

 Gunther (1881). The following species were new to the region: 



Galaxias coppingeri, Gunther (G. maculatus). 



Trachurus trachurus (Linnaeus). 



Melanostigma gelatinosum, Gunther. 



Agriopus pentviamts, Cuvier and Valenciennes (Coiigiopodus peruvianas). 



Neophrynichthys latus, Hutton (TV. marmoratus). 



Hippoglossina macrops, Steindachner (H. mystacium). 



H. microps, Gunther (Paralichthys microps). 



The Italian Antarctic Expedition (1 881-1882), under the command of Lieutenant 



G. Bove, and with Dr D. Vinciguerra as naturalist, made a collection of fishes in this 



region, which were later described with others from South America by Perugia (1891). 



Four species were added to the Patagonian list : 



Clupea arcuata, Jenyns. 

 Salilota bovei, Perugia (?S. australis). 

 Percichthys vinciguerrae, Perugia. 

 Genypterus blacodcs (Schneider). 



The important Mission Scientifique du Cap Horn (1 882-1 883), with the ' Romanche' 

 and the 'Volage' under the command of Captain Martial, made extensive collections 

 in the Magellan district, which were reported upon by Vaillant (1888). The following 

 species were added to the fauna : 



Acanthias lebruni, Vaillant (Squalus lebruni). 



Leptonotus blainvilleanus (Eydoux and Gervais). 



Muraenolepis orangiensis, Vaillant. 



Notothenia squamifrons, Gunther (? N. toiltoni). 



N. cyanobrancha, Richardson (? N. brevicauda). 



Thyrsites atun (Euphrasen). 



Lycodes variegatus, Gunther (Iluocoetes fimbriatus). 



Genypterus chilensis (Guichenot) (? G. blacodes). 



Seriolella porosa, Guichenot. 



Enantioliparis pallidas, Vaillant {Careproctus pallidus). 



Cyclopterichthys omissus, Vaillant. 



During the years 1887 to 1888, the United States Bureau of Fisheries steamer 



' Albatross ' passed by way of the Straits of Magellan from the Atlantic to the Pacific, 



collecting at various points en route. A number of fishes were obtained from the 



Patagonian region, but were untouched until reported upon by Thompson (191 6). Two 



species were added to the list : 



Squalus femandinus, Molina (? S. lebruni). 

 Coelorhynchus patagoniae, Gilbert and Thompson. 



Jordan (1891) described four species of fish from Patagonia, collected about 1888. 



Two of these were taken near Cape San Matios, one probably at southern Patagonia, 



and the last probably on the west coast of Patagonia. One only was new to this region : 



Psammobatis rut rum, Jordan (P. scobina). 



