Which satyr play by Sophocles survives only in fragments?

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The satyr play by Sophocles that survives only in fragments is titled Trackers (Greek: Ichneutai).12

Approximately 400 lines of this work have been recovered, providing enough content to characterize the play as a genial, uncomplicated travesty of the tragic manner. The plot centers on the god Hermes, who, shortly after birth, steals cattle from Apollo and invents the lyre. The chorus of satyrs serves as the trackers, who are tasked with finding the stolen cattle and are depicted as being comically bewildered by the sound of Hermes' new musical invention.13