DISTRIBUTION AND GENERAL NOTES ON THE SPECIES 279 



Galaxiidae has a marked ' circumpolar sub -Antarctic ' distribution, but the other, mostly more truly 

 lacustrine, species have localized distributions, and only G. attenuatus, known to be catadromous, 



extends across the great ocean barriers. r ^ .. , .« 



According to PhiUipps and Hodgkinson (1922) the older lacustrme stages of G. attenuatus are 

 generally known as 'minnows' in New Zealand. The young fry eaten as whitebait are very good. All 

 the whitebait examined from Auckland market were found to belong to this species.^ They were on 

 sale in August, September and October. 



In the Falkland Islands G. attenuatus is one of several fishes locally termed ' smelt '. They sometm.es 

 shoal in littoral waters, probably when spawning, or later when re-entering the rivers. Their excellence 

 as food is already appreciated. Adults are said to attain a length of 6 in. which is consistent with 

 Scott's voluminous biometric data from Tasmania. This is undoubtedly one of the most promising 

 species for small-scale local exploitation. Owing to the small size of the rivers m the Falkland Island 

 he scale of operations would have to be kept down, or rapid depletion would result. The stock cannot 

 be a large one for there is not enough fresh water to maintain large quantities of the maturing adults. 

 ' 1 :r .^c./... (Jenyns), which occurs m the Falkland Islands and on both coasts of Patagonia, 

 was not obtained by us. It is known chiefly in streams and brooks, but also occurs in the sea (Norman, 

 ",7 p 40 In the Falklands it is known as ' trout', but this local name is also given to AplochUon 

 II; 'it' noteworthy that the larger galaxiids of southern Australia, Tasmania and New Zealand 

 were al o called 'trout' by the settlers until the artificial introduction of true salmonids from he 

 were also calleat y observation in the application of the 



ra^::t ' 'o3' nle^oTui:: rtTtely related fishes m some instances ; while m others, also dating 

 from the great period of human expansion, no discretion at all has been used. 



APLOCHITONIDAE 



AMuton ^ebra Jenyns. No specimens of this fish were obtained by the expedition, but Bennett 

 Aplocfuton .ebra jenyns p forwarded it to Norman when the latter s 



found a specimen which had been '^^ ^^^ ^^/^^ ^9 ^^^^^.^^ maculatus, 



report was being written, ^^^^^l^^ .^J^^^l ^^^^^ might indicate. Indeed. 



but there is no ^^^^^ ^^l ^^^^^^^^ ,he F^land Islands, Norman (x937, P- ^37) 



It was probably one of the first fishes ever o ^^^il Darwin brought 



Jenyns in 1842. 



SYNGNATHIDAE 



Upto^,us min.:iUanu. (Eydoux a„a Gerva,s). Th,s pipefish -Z:^^;:':^l\tr t:^::::^Z 



l^^^XXX^^^ 'ee„ Unown for J. cen.u^, .he • WUia™ Scoresby • also ob.a.ned 

 a specimen in a tow-net, at St. WSS93. 



MACRURIDAE 



"'" TT'ZZZ'C^Z^^^^^ in co„siae«b,e depths is possible. I. ™y 

 ™:fd fl:: nonh, bu. *::: *e s.eep„ess of .he slope p.ecluaes aae,ua.e exp,o.a.,on a. su,.ab,e 



. T™.,, wh„*.i, c„„ls, ,.gd, of Voc.i.o„ld.e wi,K G. .,-™-.. .nd »,n...™. O. ..-« (ScC, ,,36). 



