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Varieties or synonymous: — 



a. Leuciscus pauperum de Fit. 

 Sbroffone (It). 



Vulg., Brussolo (Treviso). 

 Bruffolo ( Verona). 



b. Leuciscus rubella, Heck. 6° Kner. 

 Croat, Peskvela (Halm.). 



Habit. Has a southern range ; it is found at 

 Treviso, in Istria, and in Dalmatia, where it 

 is common in the Narenta, the marshes of 

 Norin, Imosky, and Carin ; two to six inches 

 long. 



c. Leuciscus basak, Heck. 6° Kner. 

 Croat, Bazak ( Vergoraz). 

 Plotice (generic term). 



Habit. Peculiar to Dalmatia : at Vergoraz and 

 in the lake of Drusino near Imosky ; three 

 to six inches long. 



281. LEUCISCUS ADSPERSUS, Heck. 



Croat., Gaovica (Dalm.). 

 Habit. Peculiar to Dalmatia ; found in the 



small lake Jezero Rosso, near Imosky ; two 



to four inches long. 



282 LEUCISCUS PIGUS, de Fil. 

 Vraw-fish. 



Der Frauenfisch, Nerfiing. 



Pigo, Salione (//.). 



Vulg., Pigo (Trentino). 



Orada, Sajon (Ven.). 



Encobia (Lake of Como). 



Sajon, Sajon colle broche (Treviso). 



Orada dell' Adese ( Verona). 

 Habit. Venetian water-courses : Adige, Bnc- 

 chiglione, Sile, and peculiar to the lakes of 

 north Italy ; it attains to a length of sixteen 

 inches and a weight of three pounds ; it spawns 

 in spring \ its flesh is white and savorous, and 

 when full grown it is one of the most es- 

 teemed fishes of its kind. 



283. LEUCISCUS CEPHALUS, L. 



The Chubb, Skelly. 



Le Chevanne, Meunier, Vilain, Testard. 



Der Altel, Altl, Alse. 



Squaglio (//.). 



Hung., Do bancs. 



Sloven, Klenec (Carniold). 

 Habit Has a northern extension ; its southern- 

 most limit in this part of Europe appears to 

 be the river Sala in Carniola, a tributary of 

 the Isonzo, and the Tagliamento ; flesh of no 

 value ; used as food for other fish in fish- 

 ponds. 



Varieties or synonymous : — 



a. Leuciscus cavedanus, Bona p. 

 Der Alten (Bozen). 



Lasca cavedo, Cavedano (It). 



Vulg., Trotta bastardo, Temolo bastardo. 



Squal (Trentino, Treviso). 



Cavezzale, Cavedano (Lombardy). 



Cavazzino (Lombardy, Verona). 



Cavedo (Bologna). 

 Habit. The southern representative of the Chub, 

 described by Heck, and Kner as a distinct 

 species or variety ; Gthr. and Canestrini cite 

 it as synonymous ; found all over Italy, in the 

 Trentino, rivers P6, Isonzo, Sile (Treviso) ; 

 frequents deep but quiet waters ; flesh of 

 little or no value. 



b. Squalius albus, Bp., Heck., &* Kner. 

 Habit. River Kerka, near Scardona, Dalmatia. 



284. LEUCISCUS SVALLIZE, Heck. & 

 Kner. 

 Croat, Svalica (Dalm.). 

 Habit. This is the southern representative of 

 L. vulgaris (Gthr)., the Dace, or Graining, 

 La Vandoise (French), Der Hasel (German), 

 found in Dalmatia in the lakes near Vergoraz 

 and the marshy Narenta. 



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