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63. SEH&ANUS GIGAS, C. & V. 

 The Dusky Serranus, or Dusky Perch. 

 Le Meron. 



Der braune Serran, grosser Sagebarsch. 



Sciarrano gigante (It.). 



Vulg., Chierna (Tr., Cattard), Cherne 



(Fiu me). 

 Croat., Kerna, Kirnja prava. Kraja (Spalato). 

 Habit. An Atlantic sp. ; Trieste, Fiume, Spalato ; 



frequents deep water on rocky beds. 

 Season. Winter; occasional; common at Spa- 

 lato, where it attains to a weight of 18 kilos. 

 Quality. 1 . 



Gen. VII. Polyprion, C. 6° V. 



64. POL YPRLON CERNLUM, Cuv. 



The Stone-Basse, Wreck-fish, Couch's Poly- 

 prion. 

 Die gefieckte Vielsage. 

 Cerniola (It.). 

 A Vulg., Scarpena di sasso (?), Scarpena salva- 

 tico(?) (Fen., Tr.). 

 Habit. A northern species, frequenting depths 



of 500 fathoms ; Cherso, Fiume, Spalato. 

 Season. Very rare ; March, May, August. 

 Quality. 1 . 



Gen. VIII. Apogon, Lac. 



65. APOGON LMBERBLS, L. 



Apogon rex mullorum, Cuv. 

 Apogone (Lt.). 



Croat., Kirnja mala. Matulic (Spalato). 

 Habit. South of Dalmatia, Spalato ; in deep 



waters. 

 Season. Very rare ; not uncommon at Spalato 

 in winter. 



Gen. IX. Dentex, Cuv* 



66. DENTEX VULGARLS, C. & V. 



The Spams, Dentex, Toothed Gilthead, 

 Four-toothed Sparus. 



* Dentex Jilosus and Dentex macrophthaimus, (See 

 Nos. 357, 358.) 



Spare dentee. 



Der Zahnbrassen. 



Dentale comune (//.). . 



Vulg., Dental ( Ven., Tr., Fiume). 



Croat., Zubac, Zubatac. 

 Habit. General. 



Season. Always ; chiefly autumn ; common. 

 Quality. 1 . 



DENTEX GLBBOSUS, Cocco. 



Abnormity of the foregoing sp. 



Vulg., Dentale della corona (Sebenieo). 



Croat., Zubatac od krune, Zubatac krunas. 

 Habit. Sebenieo. 

 Season. October. 

 Quality. 1 . 



Gen. X. M^ENA, Cuv. 



67. JLENA VULGARLS, C. & V. 

 Mendole, Cackarel. La spare Mendole. 

 Der Laxirfisch. 



Menola comune (//.). 



Vulg., Menola schiava (Tr., Fiume). 



Menola, M. chiava, Pontio ( Ven.). 



Croat., Modrak, Modra§, Trog, Gira. 



Gira oblica (Spalato). 

 Habit. General. 



Season. Common in summer and autumn. 

 Quality. 3. 



68. M.ENA JUSC UL UAL, C. & V. 



Menola schiava (//.). 

 Habit. Venice. 

 Season. Rare ; autumn. 

 Quality. 3. 



69. MsENA ZEBRA, Brunn. 



Maena Osbeckii, C. 6° V. 



Menola zebra (//.). 



Vulg., Menola schiava, Bufalo de aspreo, 

 Sparo bastardo ( Ven.). 

 Habit. General ; chiefly in southern waters. 

 Season. May, September ; common. 

 Quality. 3. 



