FISHES COLLECTED BY THE UNITED STATES BUREAU OF FISHERIES STEAMER "ALBATROSS" DURING 1888, BETWEEN MONTEVIDEO, URUGUAY, AND TOME, CHILE, ON THE VOYAGE THROUGH THE STRAITS OF I^IAGELLAN. By Will F. Thompson, Of Stanford Univrrsif;/, California. The LTnitcd States Bureau of Fisheries steamer Albatross during 1887-88 passed by way of the Straits of Magellan from the Atlantic to the Pacific, collecting at various points en route. The present paper deals with those fishes collected between Montevideo, Uru-guay, and Tome, Chile, the latter situated near the last dredging station included, at 38° 08' 00" south latitude. Although the col-lection has remained untouched for such a long period of time, there is a great deal of interesting material included, with some new species, and pains have been taken to give as full notes as possible on the many poorly known forms. A thorough revision of the species of the genus Notothenia is given, with the hope that it will prove more satisfactory than its predecessors. The WTiter is imder the greatest obligations to Dr. C. 11. Gilbert for much aid given by him during the preparation of the paper. The Macrourids had been previously examined by Doctor Gilbert and the new species are accredited jointly to him and to the author. The drawings are by Mr. W. S. Atkinson. The following data are taken from the list of the dredging and trawling stations of the fisheries steamer Albatross, published by the United States Bureau of Fisheries. For further information con-cerning the character of the bottom and either surface or bottom temperature, that list ^ may be consulted. 1 U. S. Fish Commission Report for 3900, pp. 387 to 562. Proceedings U. S. National Museum, Vol. 50— No. 21 33. 10G00°— rroc.N.M.vol.50— 16 26 401
Fishes collected by the United States Bureau of Fisheries steamer “Albatross” during 1888, between Montevideo, Uruguay, and Tome, Chile, on the voyage through the Straits of Magellan
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