Abstract

It mentions the finding of a specimen of the species Balystes polylepis Steindachner (1876) (Pisces: Tetraodontiformes: Balistidae), incidentally caught by a purse seine net off the coast of the city of San Antonio, Valparaíso Region (33°36′00″S 71°37′00″W), this being the third specimen collected for the region.