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THE ADRIATIC GULF. 



Gen. IX. Abramis, Cuv. (Breams.) 



299. ABRAMIS BLPUNCTATUS, Bl. 

 Alburnus bipunctatus, Heck. &• Kner. 

 L'able Eperlan, Le Platet. 



Die Laube, Steinlaube. 



Habit. Imoschi (Dalmatia). 



Note. A species of central Europe, resembling 

 Alburnus lucidus (Heck. & Kner) (the Bleak, 

 or Blick), but smaller ; it does not exceed four 

 inches in length. 



Gen. X. Alburnus, Gthr. 



300. ALBURNUS ALBURNELLUS, Mar- 



tens. 



Alburnus alborella, Heck. 6° Kner. 



Alburnus fracchia, Heck. 6° Kner. 



Der Sonnenfisch. 



Avola (//.). 



Vulg, Alborella, Avola (Lomb., Trent i no), 

 Aspio (Trentino), Avola, Aola, Pincie 

 (Ven.), Pincia (Treviso). 



Croat., Uklja svitloka (Dalmatia'). 

 Habit. The southern representative of the Bleak 

 (A. lucidus) ; its northernmost limit is Bozen 

 (south of Tyrol) ; it inhabits the Lake of 

 Garda, the rivers Isonzo, Tagliamento, Tre- 

 viso, and generally the whole of north and 

 central Italy ; also Dalmatia : the Lake of 

 Dusino, near Imoschi : at Obrovac, Vergoraz, 

 the Narenta, etc. ; found in shoals in lakes 

 and rivers ; spawns in June, July ; length, four 

 inches; flesh of little or no value, excepting as 

 bait for pike and other fishes. 



301. ALBURNUS SCORANZA, Heck. 

 Croat., Skoranza (Da I in.). 



Habit. Lake of Scutari (Albania). 



Gen. XI. Nemachilus, Van Hasselt. 



302. NEMACHILUS BARB ATULUS, L. 

 Cobitis barbatula, L. 



The Loach, Beardie. 



La Loche, Loche franche. 



Die Grundel, Bartgrundel. 



Cobite barbatello (//.). 



Vulg., Strega (Trentino, Verona). 



Forapiere, Foraprie, Forasassi, Forasecchi 

 (Treviso). 



Hung., Kovi-Csik. 



Sloven, Grudel (Carniola). 



Croat., cikov, piskor. 

 Habit. North of Italy : Adige, Lake of Garda, 

 Trentino ; in clear running courses ; length, 

 four to five inches ; spawns in spring ; flesh 

 delicate, and valued as food ; rare. 



Gen. XII. Cobitis, Art. 



303. COBITIS TAENIA, L. 



The Spinous or Spined Loach, the Ground- 

 ling. 



Der Steinbeisser, Steingrundel, Dorn- 

 grundel. 



Cobite fluviale (It.). 



Vulg., Cagnola (Trentino). 



Pesseta, Pessucola (Treviso). 



Cagnola, Foraguarda, Lampreola ( Verona). 



Ussellina (Lomb.). 



Lampreda (Dalmatia). 



Hung., Pavagd, Kircza. 



Sloven, stajngeljni (Carniola). 



Croat., Lizibaba, Legbaba, Govedar. 

 Habit. North of Italy: Trentino, Lake of 

 Garda; rivers Adige, Tagliamento, Isonzo, 

 Sala (Carniola) ; Istria ; also in Dalmatia, 

 at Sign (river Cettina), Imosky, the Narenta ; 

 in lakes, rivers, streams, and ditches, on 

 muddy beds, mostly imbedded in the mud ; 

 spawns in April, May; seldom exceeds three 

 inches in length; is only eaten by the poor; 

 makes a curious noise when taken out of 

 the water. Cobitis elongata is a variety de- 

 scribed by Heckel and Kner, found in the 



