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Nicander of Tlayatira says there are two kinds of <Ty.di>i>'., one of 

 which is called o'^ia^, donkey-colored, the other aloXo?, brilliant. 



This suggests a/.apoyaidapo, ' scarus-donkey,' a name given to one 

 of my specimens of Diplodus vulgaris. Moreover the names secured 

 by me under D. vulgaris indicate that at the present time the names 

 (Txdpog, (T-dpo^ and (Tdpyoq are all used more or less indiscriminately 

 for all the species of Diplodus. 



Scams is frequent in Latin writers. Plin. 9, 62. Ov. Hal. 9, 

 119. Hor. Sat. 2, 2, 22, etc. 



117. Diplodus annularis (L). 



Apostolides 23 {Sargus annularis), f (roookop.izrj'i at Corfu. -o5- 

 6la (or aouoli) = awl, spit (for roasting meat). Mizo^ = thread. 

 The resemblance to a derivation from these words may be acciden- 

 tal. 



118. Charax puntazzo (Gmelin). H. OoyavMi (J. 

 Apost. 23 {Charax puntazzo), ooyai^^a, ouavm. 



119. Pagellus erythrinus (L). H. AoHpfyi (J, * /y-aAaj (j). 



Apost. 23 {Fagellus erythrinus), /MUpi-^t, hJ^piWip:. For name 

 Xui^pb: see under Spams pagrus. 



120. Pagellus acarne (Cuvier). H. * Mouap-oula (J, iioopixovpa (J. 

 Apost. 24 (Fagellus hreviceps). 



121. Pagellus mormyrus (L). H. 3L)up,'j.o'jpa Q. 



Apost. 24 (Pagellus mormyrus), [loupp-oupa. A. G. popiiopo?. 

 Aristotle 570b 20. 



Cf. Athen. vii, 94. Oppian, Hal. 1, 100, Latin mormyr. Ovid, 

 Hal. 110. Plin. 32, 152. Ovid speaks of Pictce mormyres, painted 

 mormyrs. 



There is frequent mention of the name, but apparently nothing 

 that would help in identifying it. 



122. Pagellus centrodontus (De La Roche). 

 Apost. 24. 



123. Sparus pagrus (L). H. ^ayypt Q, luf^pt'^c (J. 



Apost. 24 (Pagrus vulgaris and Pagrus orphus), f pepr'^dvi, a 

 Turkish word equivalent to the Greek ipofipv^o^. Apostolides gives 

 <payyp'. as common name for Dentex macropthalmus, and /.ui^pr^t for 

 Pagellus erythrinus. ^ayypi may be M. G. equivalent for A. G. 



