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the Antarctic fauna. In this group of animals the Antarctic does not
seem to support an appreciably greater number of species than occurs
in Arctic seas. Millar doubted if evidence for the prevalence of viviparity cited by Kott was any more than slight, and also doubted if
the families Corellidae and Agnesiidae really presented a primitive
Antarctic element.
S. Pishes
The fishes of Antarctica have undoubtedly received more attention
in the literature than any other benthic group. They have also undoubtedly been treated in greater depth particularly in relation to
physiology.
The Erebus and Terror collected fishes on Sir James Clark Ross'
voyage round the world, and in fact this is one of the few groups of
benthic animals to be written up as an official account of the expedition
(Richardson, 1844-48). Unfortunately the two fishes illustrated from the
Ross Sea have not proved recognizable subsequently. The specimens
were not preserved, one having been eaten by the ship's cat.
The literature of Antarctic fishes is plagued by small preliminary
papers describing single species of fishes, and single observations. It is
perhaps most useful to trace the main stream of expedition and large
acale reports as a framework. Boulenger (1902) described the fishes
collected by the Southern Cross and the National Antarctic Expedition
(1 907). Do110 (I 904) wrote the official report on the fishes of the BeZgica,
preluded by a series of small papers (1900a, b, c, d) and followed by a
series of small papers on the fishes of the Scottish National Antarctic
Expedition (1906a, b, l908,1909a, b). Loennberg (1905) reported on the
fishes of the Swedish South Polar Expedition. Vaillant (1906b) reported
on the fishes of the first French Antarctic expedition. Roule, Angel
and Despax wrote the official report on the fishes of the second
French expedition, Roule having published preliminary papers (191 1,
1913) himself and with Despax (1911). Pappenheim wrote the official
section on the fishes of the German South Polar Expedition (1912)
having produced a single preliminary paper (1911). Wrtite wrote the
account of the fishes of the British Antarctic Expedition, 1907-09
(1911) and that of the Australasian AntarcticExpedition (1916). The two
British giants in the field then took over work on the fish fauna of the
Antarctic. Regan (1913)wrote the officialaccount of the Scottish National
Antarctic Expedition, and followed this (1914a, b) with the account of
the material collected by the Terra Nova. Norman, in a series of large
papers dealt with the fishes collected by the Discovery Investigations,
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the Antarctic fauna. In this group of animals the Antarctic does not
seem to support an appreciably greater number of species than occurs
in Arctic seas. Millar doubted if evidence for the prevalence of viviparity cited by Kott was any more than slight, and also doubted if
the families Corellidae and Agnesiidae really presented a primitive
Antarctic element.
S. Pishes
The fishes of Antarctica have undoubtedly received more attention
in the literature than any other benthic group. They have also undoubtedly been treated in greater depth particularly in relation to
physiology.
The Erebus and Terror collected fishes on Sir James Clark Ross'
voyage round the world, and in fact this is one of the few groups of
benthic animals to be written up as an official account of the expedition
(Richardson, 1844-48). Unfortunately the two fishes illustrated from the
Ross Sea have not proved recognizable subsequently. The specimens
were not preserved, one having been eaten by the ship's cat.
The literature of Antarctic fishes is plagued by small preliminary
papers describing single species of fishes, and single observations. It is
perhaps most useful to trace the main stream of expedition and large
acale reports as a framework. Boulenger (1902) described the fishes
collected by the Southern Cross and the National Antarctic Expedition
(1 907). Do110 (I 904) wrote the official report on the fishes of the BeZgica,
preluded by a series of small papers (1900a, b, c, d) and followed by a
series of small papers on the fishes of the Scottish National Antarctic
Expedition (1906a, b, l908,1909a, b). Loennberg (1905) reported on the
fishes of the Swedish South Polar Expedition. Vaillant (1906b) reported
on the fishes of the first French Antarctic expedition. Roule, Angel
and Despax wrote the official report on the fishes of the second
French expedition, Roule having published preliminary papers (191 1,
1913) himself and with Despax (1911). Pappenheim wrote the official
section on the fishes of the German South Polar Expedition (1912)
having produced a single preliminary paper (1911). Wrtite wrote the
account of the fishes of the British Antarctic Expedition, 1907-09
(1911) and that of the Australasian AntarcticExpedition (1916). The two
British giants in the field then took over work on the fish fauna of the
Antarctic. Regan (1913)wrote the officialaccount of the Scottish National
Antarctic Expedition, and followed this (1914a, b) with the account of
the material collected by the Terra Nova. Norman, in a series of large
papers dealt with the fishes collected by the Discovery Investigations,