SYSTEMATIC LIST OF THE FAUNA. 



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Arkaj, Ovcica (Spalato). 

 Habit. General, but scarce \ common at Spalato 



at all seasons. 

 Quality. 2. 



PAGELLUS ACARNE, Cuv. 

 Questionable as belonging to the Adriatic fauna; 

 at any rate very rare. (See No. 361.) 



Gen. VIII. Chrysophrys, Cuv. 



92. CHRYSOPHRYS AURATA, C. & V. 

 The Gilt-head. Spare Dorade. 



Der gemeine Goldbrassen. 



Orada comune (//.). 



Vulg., Orada, Dorada. 



Croat., Ovrata, Lovrata, Lovratica, Pod- 

 lanica. 



Komarca (Spalato). 

 Habit. General and common. 

 Season. Most common in summer and autumn. 

 Quality. 1 . 



Fam. IV. Scorp.-eniDjE — Scorpions. 

 Gen. I. Sebastes, C. &* V. 



93. SEBASTES IMPERIALIS, C. & V. 

 Sebastes dactylopterus, De la Roche. 

 Sebaste imperiale (It.). 



Vulg., Scorfano de funnale (Naples). 

 Habit. General, but very scarce ; Dalmatia, 

 Cherso, Trieste ; inhabits great depths. 



Gen. II. ScORPiENA, Artedi. 



94. SCORPA^NA PORCUS, L. 



Der kleine, oder braune Drachenkopf. 



Scorpena nera (It.). 



Vulg., Scarpena, Scarpena negra, Scarpon 



(Tr., Ven., Fiume, Cat.). 

 Croat., Cerni skarpoc. 

 Cerna skarpena (Fiume and littoral). 

 skarpun, bodeljka (Spalato). 



Habit. General and common. 



Season. Always ; particularly April to June, 



September and October. 

 Quality. 2. 



95. SCORPAENA SCR FA, L. 



Der grosse Drachenkopf. 



Der rothe Drachenkopf. 



Scorpena rossa (//.). 



Vulg., Scarpena, Scarpena di sasso (Tr., 

 Fiume). 



Scarpena rossa ( Ven.). 



Croat., Cerveni skarpoc, cerjena skarpena 

 (Croat, littoral). 



skarpina, bodeljka (Spalato). 

 Habit., Season, and Quality. Same as the fore- 

 going sp. 



Fam. V. Sci^enim: — Meagres. 



Gen. I. Umbrina, Cuv. 



96. UMBRINA CIRRHOSA, L. 

 The Umbrina. 



L'Ombre. 



Der Bart-umber. 



Ombrina corvo (//.). 



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



Ombrella, Corbel* (Tr.). 



Corbetto, Ombrela ( Ven.). 



Croat., Kurben, Kurbes (Fiume), Havba 

 (Croat, littoral). 



Kerb, Grb, Crnelj (Spalato). 

 Habit. General and common ; brackish waters. 

 Season. Spring and summer. 

 Quality. 2. 



Gen. II. Scle:na, Art. 



97. SCIA^NA A QUIT A, Lac. 

 The Maigre, Meagre, Shade-fish. 

 Le Maigre, Poisson royal. 



* Nardo applies the name Ombrella to the young, and 

 Corbo to the mature sp. 



