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Squatine, Squalc ange. 

 Der Engelhai, der Meerengel. 

 Squadrolino pellenera (//.). 

 Vulg., Squaena ( Feu., Tr., Fiume). 

 Squalena, Violin, Pesce Violin ( Ven.). 

 Croat., cuk, sokot, sklat. 

 Sklat od purica (Spa la to). 

 Habit. Common at all seasons all over the 

 Adriatic ; inhabits the deep-beds, and feeds 

 on flat-fish. 

 Season. January, February, May. 

 Quality. Flesh somewhat better than that of the 

 Tope ; skin used for polishing and as shagreen 

 leather. 



26. SQUATINA OCULATA, Bp. 

 Giinther cites this fish as synonymous with the 



foregoing. 

 The same nomenclature applies to this species. 

 Vulg., Sagri, Sagrin ( Ven.). 

 Croat., Sklat (Spalato). 

 Habit. Venice, Trieste, Spalato. 

 Season. March. 



B. BATOI DEI— Rays. 



Fam. I. Torpedinim:. 



Gen. Torpedo, Hum. 



27. TORPEHO HEBETANS, Lowe. 

 Torpedo nobiliana, Bp. 



Electric Ray, New British Torpedo. 



Der Zitterrochen. 



Torpedine del Nobili (//.). 



Vulg., Tremolo, Tremola, Pesce Tremolo, 



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

 Croat., Tern, ternka, ternovka, tararajka, 

 tarnjaca, trepljivica, tremavka, trema- 

 juka, trepotnjak ; sarena drhtulja (Spa- 

 lato). 

 Habit. Frequents shallow water on stony 



bottoms ; sp. from Trieste. 

 Quality. 3 ; flesh inferior. 



28. TORPEHO NARCE, Risso. 

 Der gefleckte Zitterrochen. 

 Torpedine occhiatella (//.). 



Vulg, as No. 27, Tremolo occhia, Tremolo 



a macchie negre (Ven.). 

 Croat., as No. 27. 

 Drtulja (Spalato). 

 Habit. Very rare in the Adriatic. 



29. TORPEHO MARMORATA, Risso. 

 Torpedo galvanii, L. 



The Electric Ray, or Old British Torpedo, 

 Common Cramp-fish, Numb-fish. 



La Torpille. 



Der marmorirte Zitterrochen. 



Torpedine del Galvani (//.). 



Vulg., same as No. 2 7; besides Sgramfo( Ven.). 



Croat., same as No. 27. 

 Habit. Found all over the Adriatic ; the most 



common of the genus. 

 Season. Particularly common in summer months. 



Fam. II. RajidvE. 



Gen. Raja, Cuv. 



30. RAJA C LAV ATA, L. 



Dasybatis clavata, Blainv. 



The Thornback, Rough Ray. 



Raie bouclee. 



Der Nagelrochen, Dornrochen, Stachel- 



rochen. 

 Arzilla chiodata (//.). 

 Vulg, Rasa (generic), Baracola (Ven., Tr., 



Fiume, Cat.). 

 Rasa (Razza) spinosa (Ven., Fiume). 

 Croat., Kamenica. 

 Polig koscati (Croat, littoral). 

 Raza, Barakula, Razina dracava (Spalato). 

 Habit. Common at all seasons throughout the 



Adriatic. 

 Season. Most common in March, best in 



January. 

 Quality. 2; flesh the best of the genus. 



