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THE ADRIATIC GULF. 



Le Squale Roussette, Chat rochier. 



Der Pantherhai. 



Scillio gatto-pardo (//.). 



Vulg., Gatta, Gatta schiava (Tr., Ven., 



Fin me). 

 Gatta nostrana ( Ven.). 

 Croat, Macak naski, Suzanj macak, Macka 

 Sargasta (Spalato). 

 Habit. Common in summer; frequents the 



open sea. 

 Quality. Flesh less disagreeable than that of 

 the foregoing sp. ; skin rougher and tougher, 

 hence more serviceable for the cabinet-maker. 



Gen. II. Pristiurus, Bp. 



19. PRISTIURUS AIELANOSTOMUS,Bp. 



The Black-mouthed Dog-fish, Eyed Dog- 

 fish. 



Pristiuro boccanera (It.). 

 Habit. Very rare ; common in the south of Italy. 

 Quality, o ; flesh uneatable. 



Fam. V. Spinacim:. 



Gen. I. Centrina, Cuv. 



20. CENTRINA SALVIANI, Risso. 

 Le Squale humantin. 



Der Stachelhai. 



Centrina porco {It.). 



Vulg., Pesce porco, Pesce sorcio (Tr., Ven., 



Fiume). 

 Croat., Prasac, Ribaprasac (Croat, littoral). 

 Prasac morski (Spalato). 

 Habit. Not uncommon in the Quarnero in 

 summer; sp. from Venice, Trieste, Fiume, 

 Spalato. 

 Quality, o ; oil used for healing burns ; flesh 

 indifferent. 



Gen. II. Acanthias, M. cV H. 

 ai. ACANTHIAS VULGARIS, Risso. 



The Spiny Dog-fish, the Picked Dog-fish, 

 Common Dog-fish, Hound-fish, Thorn- 

 hound, Bone-dog, Picked Shark. 



L'aiguillat. 



Der Dornhai, Speerhai, Dornhund. 



Spinarolo imperial e (//.). 



Vulg., Asia, Asiar, Asial (Tr., Ven., Fiume, 

 Cattaro). 



Pesce Can-spinarol (Fiume). 



Croat., Koscerin. Kostelj (Spalato). 

 Habit. Common at all seasons. 

 Season. Best for eating in the winter months. 

 Quality. 3 ; best of all the sharks. 



22. ACANTHIAS BLAINVILLII, Risso. 



Spiny Dog-fish. 

 Spinarolo comune (//.). 

 Vulg., same as foregoing sp. 

 Croat., same as foregoing sp. 

 Pas, Kostelj vlastelin (Spalato). 

 Habit. Not as common as, and hardly distinct 



from, the foregoing species. 

 Season. Autumn, March. 



Quality. Inferior to foregoing species, for which 

 it is generally sold. 



Gen. III. Spinax, M. &< H 



23. SPINAX NIGER, Bp. 



Le Sagre. 



Sagri moretto (It.). 

 Habit. Dalmatian coast in depths of 4 — 500 

 fathoms ; very rare ; does not exceed four- 

 teen inches in length. 



Gen. IV. Echinorhinus, Bl. 



24. ECHINORHINUS SPINQSUS, L. 



The Spinous Shark. 

 Squale boucle. 

 Ronco spinoso (//.). 

 Habit. Quite accidental ; Venice. 



Fam. VI. Rhinid/e. 



Gen. I. Rhina, Klein. 



25. RHINA SQUATINA, L. 



The Angel-fish, Angel Shark, Monk, Monk- 

 fish, Shark Ray. 



