276 PROCEEDINGS OF THE ACADEMY OF [1892. 



191. Blennius trigloides (Cuv. & Val). 

 A post. 14. 



192. Blennius galerita (L). 



Apost. 14 (^Blennius montagnei). 



193. Cristiceps argentatus (Risso). H. Fw-a (,). 

 Apost. 14 {Cliuiis argentatus). For yw-a see Box. 



194. Tripterygion tripteronotus (Risso). 

 Apost. 14 (^Tripterygion nasus). 



Family OPHIDIID^. 



195. Ophidion vasalli (Risso). H. ^ FcXafn or ^ /'JAfn (j). 



Apost. 28 (Ophidium vassali). XOAin may be a diminutive from 

 yjTlo?, lip. 



196. Ophidion barbatum (L). 

 A})ost. 28. 



Family GADIDJE. 



197. Gadus callarias (L). 



Apost. 28 {Gadus morrJma, the young of G. callarias). f 3[no- 

 fxio'Mi at Chalcis. Rare, ac^^ording to Apostolides, but the identifi- 

 cation must be doubtful. 



198. Phycis phycis (L). II. '^ llir^rr/.c Q. 



Not seen by Apostolides. H(i>zr/.i, M. G. for mouse.- Cf. Aris- 

 totle, o -,r,Tcy.d^- ,aDs^, fiOOb 13, 632b 9. 



199. Pollachius poutassou (Risso). II. * Tat-'/A/.t (j). 

 Apost. 29 {Merlangus poidassov), 'fyu'iSdUfx'x/'apDv. 



The name yaiSouiioil'apir^ is modern, meaning donkey-fish. Fat- 

 doupo? = yddajxi'i = ass, donkey. The ancients called a certain 

 fish I'l'Mx;. ass. Dorio, in Athenaeus vii, 99, .«ays some ])ersons call 

 the ovii'i (i. e. the fish ox*?) yddo?. Epicharnius in his IMarringe of 

 Hebe says : " Wide-gi\.[nng /dvv(xi and monstrous-bellied ovot." See 

 Aristotle 599b 33, 601a 1, 620b 29, frag. 307, lo30a. Aci-ording 

 to Ari.stotlo the 0V09 has a mouth opening wide (lit. breaking back), 

 like the yuhoc. It leads a solitary life, is the only fish which has 

 its heart in its belly, has stones in its brain like mill-stones in form, 

 and js the only fish which lies torpid in the warniest days under the 



