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Thrasher, or Thresher, Sea-Ape, Long- 

 tailed Shark. 

 Le renard marin, Singe de mer, Squale 



renard. 

 Der Seefuchs, Fuchshai. 

 Alopia codalunga {It.). 

 Vu/g., Volpe, Pesce Volpe, Pesce bandiera, 



Pesce spada ( Ve?i., Tr., Fiume). 

 Croat., Riba lesica {Croat, lit.). 

 Lisica {Spalato). 

 Pas spadun {Spalato). 

 Habit. General, but rare; sp. from Venice, 



Rimini, Trieste. 

 Season. Summer. 



Gen. V. Selache, Cuv. 



13. SELACHE MAXIMA, Cuv. 



The Basking Shark, Sun-fish, Sail-fish, 



Common Sail-fish. 

 Le Pelerin, Squale tres-grand. 

 Selachio gigante {It.). 

 Vulg. Cagnia ( Ven.). 

 Habit. Quite accidental in the Adriatic. 



Fam. III. Notidanim:. 



Gen. I. Notidanus, Cuv. 



14. NOTIDANUS GRLSEUS, Cuv. 



The Grey Notidanus, Six-gilled Shark. 



Le griset, Squale griset. 



Der Rothbraunehai. 



Notidano capo-piatto (//.). 



Vulg., Pesce manzo ( Ven., Tr., Fiume). 



Gatton bruno {Tr.). 



Cagnia, Can ( Ven.). 



Croat., Vol {Croat, littoral). 



Volina {Spalato). 

 Habit. Rare ; sp. from Venice, Rimini, Quar- 



nero, Spalato. 

 Quality. Flesh white, but not good. 

 Season. Summer ; at Spalato two large sp. were 

 caught in the winter of 1880. 



15. NOTIDANUS CINEREUS, Raf. 



Heptanchus cinereus, Raf. 



Le Perlon. 



Der Grauhai. 



Eptanco anciolo (//.). 



Vulg., Gatton grigio {Tr.). 



Cagnia Can {Ven.). 

 Habit. Rare ; sp. from Trieste. 

 Quality. 3 ; flesh pretty good. 



16. NOTIDANUS BARBARUS, Chicr. 



Notidano del Chiereghin (//.). 

 Vulg., Can barbaro ( Ven.). 

 Habit. Very rare ; sp. from Venice, Quarnero. 

 Adriatic species. 



Fam. IV. ScylliidvE. 



Gen. I. Scyllium, Cuv* 



17. SCYLLIUM CANICULA, L. 



The Rough Hound, the Spotted Dog-fish 

 {female), Lesser Spotted Dog-fish {male), 

 Spotted Shark, Robin Huss, Morgay. 

 La Squale rousette, Squale rochier. 

 Der Katzenhai, Seehiindchen. 

 Scillio gattuccio (//.). 

 Vulg., Gatta {Ven., Tr., Fiume, Cattaro). 

 Gatta d'aspreo ( Ven., Tr.). 

 Gatta de Quarnero ( Ven.). 

 Croat., Macka, Macak cerni. 

 Habit. Common at all seasons all over the 

 Adriatic ; on muddy bottom and amongst 

 algcs on the hunt after cuttle-fish. 

 Season. Spring and autumn. 

 Quality. Flesh has a disagreeable musky smell 

 and oily taste ; is tough and stringy ; the skin 

 is rough and is much used for polishing 

 cabinet work. 



18. SCYLLIUM STELLAR E, L. 



The Spotted Dog-fish, Large Spotted Dog- 

 fish, Rock Dog-fish, Nurse-hound, 

 Bounce, Cat-fish. 



* Scyllium acanthomotum. (See No. 354. ) 

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