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THE ADRIATIC GULF. 



Quality. Flesh tough, and oily taste ; only eaten 

 by the very poor. 



5. ZYGjENA TUBES, Cuv. 



Sfirna tiburo (//.). 



Vulg., Pesce Pantofola ( Ven.). 



Intermediate sp. between Z. malleus and 



Z. tiburo (Heart-headed Shark) ; Bonap. 



doubts the validity of this sp. 

 Habit. Sp. from Venice ; very rare. 



Gen. IV. Mustelus, Cuv. 



6. MUSTEL US Z^£ VIS, Risso. 



Mustelus equestris, Bp. 



Palombo nocciblo (//.). 



Vulg., Can, Cagnetto ( Ven.). 

 Habit. More southern sp. than M. vulgaris, and 

 rare in the north of the Adriatic ; ground fish. 

 Quality. Flesh fairly good (No. 3). 



7. MUSTELUS VULGARIS, M. & H. 



Mustelus plebejus, Bp. 



The Smooth Hound, Skate-toothed Shark, 



Stinkard, Ray-mouthed Dog. 

 Der Glatthai. 

 Palombo comune (It.). 

 Vulg., Pesce Can, Can bianco, Cagnetto 



(Tr., Fiu me, Ven.). 

 Can macchia, Can pontisa. 

 Can senza denti (Ven.). 

 Croat., Pas, Pas hulas' (Spalato). 

 Habit. General and common at all seasons ; sp. 



from Trieste, Venice, Quarnero, Spalato. 

 Quality. Flesh inferior and little valued. 



Fam. II. LamniD/E. 



Gen. I. Lamna, Cuv. 



8. LAMNA CORNUBICA, Gm. 



Porbeagle, Beaumaris Shark. 

 Fouille-bceuf, Loutre, Taupe de mer, Squale 



Nez, Longnez. 

 Lamna smeriglio (//.). 

 Vulg., Cagnizza (Tr.). 



Cao da oglio, Cavo d'ojo ( Ven., Fiume). 

 Cagnia ( Ven.). 

 Habit. Rare ; southern sp. 



9. LAMNA SPALLANZANII, Bonap. 



Der Nasenhai, Schnauzenhai. 



Ossirino dello Spallanzani (//.). 



Vulg., Cagnizza nasuta (Tr.). 



Cagnia ( Ven.). 

 Habit. Rare ; Dalmatian coast. 

 Season. In the autumn, 1880, five large sp. were 



caught in Dalmatia. 

 Quality. Flesh little or no value. 



Gen. II. Carcharodon, M. & H. 



10. CARCHARODON RONDELETII, 



M. & H. 

 The great Blue Shark. 

 Der Riesenhai, Menschenhai. 

 Carcarodonte del Rondelezio (It). 

 Vulg., Cagnissa, Cagnissa vera (Jr.), Cagnia 



(Ven.). 

 Croat., Pasnica, Pas zenska. Kucina 

 (Spalato). 

 Habit. Occasionally, but rarely, met with in the 

 Adriatic ; one was caught at Ustrine in Sep- 

 tember, 1879, measuring 5-30 metres in 

 length, one of the largest which has been 

 caught in these waters. 

 Season. Summer. 

 Quality. Flesh uneatable. 



Gen. III. Odontaspis, Ag* 



11. ODONTASPIS FEROX, Risso. 

 Triglochide feroce. 



Vulg., Cagnia, Can da denti ( Ven.). 

 Habit. Quite accidental in the Adriatic. 

 Quality. Flesh uneatable. 



Gen. IV. Alopecias, M. & H 



12. ALOPLAS VULPES, Gm. 



The Fox Shark, Fox, Sea-Fox, the 



* Odontaspis taunts. (See No. 353.) 



