THE FISHERIES OF THE ADRIATIC. 



is given only as what it really is, — a study or rather a report. It must 

 accordingly claim the privileges due to a work of the kind. My only 

 excuse in presenting it to the reader must be the excellence and value of 

 the investigations of Dr. J. R. Lorenz on the horizontal chorology of animal 

 life in the Ouarnero, — a work, which, although familiar to many Austrian 

 and German readers, is not so generally known to my countrymen as it 

 deserves. Hence the reason of the prominence I have thought fit to give 

 to his observations. 



The nomenclature of fishes has led to a systematic list (including the 

 fresh-water fauna of the water-shed of the northern and eastern shores 

 of the Adriatic), and to a partial list of invertebrates, as far as they have 

 any value or possess local names. A systematic list of invertebrates 

 would have been beyond the scope of this volume. 



The list of fishes is compiled with the greatest care, and with a view 

 of obviating, if possible, the almost inevitable mistakes, or inaccuracies, to 

 which an unassisted student is liable. The classification was adopted 

 from the learned Dr. Albert Gunther's " Catalogue of Fishes of the 

 British Museum." It has since been rearranged on the system of Dr. A. 

 Gunther's subsequent work "An Introduction to the Study of Fishes." 1 

 The list of the fauna is compiled on the authority of Giinther, Lorenz, 

 Canestrini, Grube, Nardo, Perugia, and Plucar ; and the fresh- water fishes 

 on the authority of Giinther, Meckel and Kner, Bonizzi, Canestrini, Nardo, 

 and Ninni. A systematic list is now in course of publication by Prof. 

 M. Stossich, of Fiume : it will be a very valuable contribution to the 

 investigation of the Adriatic fauna. 2 



The Italian nomenclature has been published by Canestrini, Grube, 

 Naccari, Nardo, Martens, Olivi, Perugia, Plucar, and others ; this has been 

 subjected to careful comparison and revision as regards those names which 

 are in use on these shores, and others have been added from personal 

 information and inquiry. I am indebted to Dr. C. de Marchesetti, Director 



1 Edinburgh: 1880. 



2 Bol. della Soc. Adriat di Scienze Nat. Trieste ; 1879-81. (See Appendix, p. 258.) 



