SYSTEMATIC LIST OF THF FAUNA. 



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Sala, near Idria (Carniola); measures five to 

 six inches. 



Fam. III. Cyprinodontid/E. 



Gen. I. Cyprinodon, Lac. 



304. CYPRLNODON CALARLTANUS, 

 C. & V. 



Lebias calaritana, Bonelli. 

 Lebia calaritana (//.). 

 Vu/g., Nonno, Nani, Nano (Veil.). 

 Habit. Venice, Zaole ; in brackish waters, 

 mouths of rivers, which they ascend for a con- 

 siderable distance ; in the lagoons they are 

 common all the year round ; length, three 

 inches. 

 Quality. Flesh bad, and of no value. 



Fam. IV. Scombresocidte — Gar-pikes and 

 Flying-fishes. 



Gen. I. Belone, Cuv. 



305. BELONE AC US, Risso. 



The Gar-fish, Gar-pike, Long-nose, Horn- 

 beak. 

 L'orphie, Belone, Broche. 

 Der Hornfisch, Hornhecht, Schneffel, 



Nadelhecht, die Meernadel. 

 Aguglia comune, Aguja (//.). 

 Vulg., Angusigola (TV., Ven., Eiume, Cat- 

 faro). 

 Croat., Igla, Iaglica. 

 Habit. General and common ; attains to a length 



of twenty inches and above. 

 Season. July to September. 

 Quality. 2. 



Gen. II. Scombresox, Lac. 



306. SCOMBRESOX RONDELETLL, 



C. & V. 



Sayris camperi, Bo7iap. 

 The Saury, Skipper, Skipper-pike, Saury- 

 pike, Bill-fish. 



Sairide del Camperi (//.). 

 Croat., Kusaca (Spalato). 

 Habit. Sicilian and Neapolitan waters ; has been 

 observed on the 1 )almatian coast ; very rare. 



Gen. III. Exoccetus, Art. 



307. EXOCCETUS VOLLTANS, L. 



The Flying-fish. 



Hirondelle de mer. 



Der Italienische Flederfisch, Fliegender- 

 fisch. 



Rondinella chiara (//.). 



Vulg., Rondinella (Tr.). 



Pesce barbastrillo {Ven.). 



Croat., Lastavica (Croat, littoral). 



Poletusa (Spalato). 

 Habit. Rare. 

 Season. Summer. 



308. EXOCCETUS RONDELETLL, C. & V. 

 Vulg., Rondinella. 



Croat., Letica, Lastavica (Spalato). 

 Habit. More common than the above, with 



which this sp. is often confused ; Trieste, 



Fiume, Spalato. 

 Season. Summer. 



Fam. V. Esocid^e — Pikes. 



Gen. Esox, Cuv. 



309. ESOX LUCLUS, L. 



The Pike, Jack, Luce, Gedd. 



Le Brochet. 



Der Hecht, gemeiner Hecht. 



Luccio (//.). 



Vulg., Luzzo, Lusso. 



Hung., Csuka. 



Sloven, suka (Carniola). 



Croat., stuka (Dalni.). 

 Habit. General and common ; Lake of Garda, 

 Adige, Udine, Tagliamento, Ravenna, Lake 

 of Zirknitz (Carniola), Lake of Vrana (island 

 of Cherso), etc. ; enters brackish waters, and 

 has been observed in the Venetian lagoons. 



