. Discovery reports. Discovery (Ship); Scientific expeditions; Ocean; Antarctica; Falkland Islands. NOTOTHENIIDAE 95 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 Fig. 46. Harpagifer bi
. Discovery reports. Discovery (Ship); Scientific expeditions; Ocean; Antarctica; Falkland Islands. NOTOTHENIIDAE 95 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 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). "; 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. HandL, xxiv, iv, No. 5, p. 7; Delfin, 1901, Cat. Feces Chile, p. 102. Champsocephalus esox, Gill, 1862, Proc. Acad. 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, 105-115 m.: 21 specimens, 150-190 mm. St. WS 73. 6. iii. 27. 510 01' S, 580 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 640 W of George Island, East Falkland Is
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