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THE ADRIATIC GULF. 



Der Seeadler. 



Sciena aquila (It.). 



Vulg., Ombra, Ombria ( Fen.). 



Croat., Grb. Kerb (Spalato). 

 Habit. General; brackish waters, mouths of 



rivers ; Venice. 

 Season. April ; rare. 

 Quality. 2. 



Gen. III. Corvina, Cuv. 



98. COR VINA NIGRA, Cuv. 



Sciaena umbra, L. 



Le Corbeau. 



Der schwarze Schattenfisch. 



Corvina locca, Corvo di fortiera (It.). 



Vulg., Corbo di sasso ( Ven., Fiume). 



Corbel, Corbel di sasso, Ombrella (TV.). 



Ombrela ( Ven). 



Cavalla. 



Croat., Kurben, Kurbes, Kurben od ka- 

 mena (Croat, littoral). 



Kavala (Spalato). 

 Habit., Season, Quality. Same as the Umbrina. 



Fam. VI. Xiphiid/E — Sword-fishes. 



Gen. I. Xiphias, Art. 



99. XIPHIAS GLADIUS, L. 



The Sword-fish, the common or Sicilian 



Sword-fish. 

 Espadon. 



Der gemeine Schwertfisch. 

 Pesce Spada (//.). . 

 Vulg., Pesce Spada (Tr., Ven., Fiume, Cat.), 



Spadon (Tr., Ven.). 

 Croat, Riba sablja, Jaglun, Obicna sablja 

 (Croat, littoral). 

 Habit. General, but rare in the north. 

 Season. June, August, September. 

 Quality. 2. 



Gen. II. Histiophorus, Lac. 



100. HISTIOPHORUS BE LONE, C. & V. 

 Tetrapterus belone, Raf. 



Tetrapturo muso corto (//.). 

 Vulg., Acura imperiale (Taranto). 

 Croat., Jaglun (Spalato). 

 Habit. Very rarely met with ; is occasionally 

 caught at Spalato at all seasons of the year ; 

 Canale delle Castella. 



Fam. VII. Trichiurid^.* 



Gen. I. Lepidopus, Gouan. 



101. LEPIDOPUS CAUDATUS, Euphr. 

 Trichiurus ensiformis, Vand. 



The Scabbard-fish, Scale-foot. 



Der Degenfisch. 



Lepidopo argentino (//.). 



Vulg, Spada argentina (Tr., Fiume). 



Arzentin, Serpentin, Spada arzentina, Spada 

 di arzento (Ven.). 



Croat., Riba sablja, Zmijicnjak (Croat, lit- 

 toral). 



Zmijica morska (Spalato). 

 Habit. General, but very rare ; Venice, Zaole, 

 Trieste, Spalato. 



Gen. II. Trichiurus, L. 



102. TRICHIURUS LEPTURUS, L. 

 The Hair-tail, Silvery Hair-tail, Blade-fish. 



Habit. Quite accidental ; a sp. is in the Trieste 

 Museum, caught off the Dalmatian coast. 



Fam. VIII. CARANGID.E.t 



Gen. I. Trachurus, C. & V. 



103. TRACHURUS TRACHURUS, L. 

 Scomber Trachurus, L. 



Caranx Trachurus, C cV V 



* Thyrsites pretiosas. (See No. 362.) 

 f Temnodon saltator. (6^ No. 363.) 



