SYSTEMATIC LIST OF THE FAUNA. 



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Croat., Mulj, Muljal {Croat, littoral). 

 Babas, Ciepa, cipal glavotni (Spalato). 

 Habit. General and common ; frequents brack- 

 ish waters. 

 Season. All seasons ; particularly in winter ; 



the most prevalent sp. of the genus. 

 Quality. 2. 



192. AW GIL C A PL TO, Cuv. 

 Le Meuille blanc. 

 Muggine calamita (Lt.). 



Vulg., Caostello (Tr., Fen., Fiume). 

 Cavostello (Tr.). 



Caustello, Botolo, Batauro (Fen.). 

 Mazinette (Fiume). 

 Croat., Stirjas (Croat, littoral). 

 Balavac (Spalato). 

 Habit., Season, Quality. As above ; common. 



193. MUGLL AURATUS, Risso. 

 Long-finned Grey Mullet, Golden Mullet. 

 Muggine orifrangio (Lt.). 



Vulg., Lotregan, Dotregan (Tr., Fen.). 

 Croat., Zlatoperac (Spalato). 

 Habit., Season, Quality. As above. 



194. MUGLL SALLE NS, Risso. 

 Muggine musino (//.). 



Vulg., Verzelata (Tr., Ven). 

 Croat., Mrznjak. Bavus (Spalato). 

 Habit., Season, Quality. As above. 



195. MUGLL CHELO, Cuv. 



The thick-lipped Grey Mullet, lesser Grey 



Mullet. 

 Le Mulet chaluc. 

 Muggine chelone (//.). 

 Vulg., Bosega, Boseghe, plural (Tr., Ven.). 

 Croat., Putnik (Spalato). 

 Habit. As above ; ascends the rivers, and can 



live in the lakes, but spawns in the sea. 

 Season, Quality. As above. 



Fam. XXIII. Gasterosteid^e — Sticklebacks. 

 Gen. Gasterosteus, Art. 



196. GASTEROSTEUS ACULEATUS, L. 



The Stickleback, Prickleback. 



L'Epinoche. 



Der gemeine Stichling, Stachelbarsch, 

 Stachelfisch, Scharfling, Stachbuttel. 



Spinarello (Lt.). 



Vulg., Spin, Spinarola, Spinarella ( Ven.). 



Spinariola ( Treviso). 



Pesce Spin, Roncone (Lombardy). 



Croat., Gergec, Koljuska, Zet. 

 Habit Tagliamento, Adige, Garda, Monfalcone, 



Venice ; brackish waters. 

 Season. February, May, June. 

 Quality, o. 



197. GASTEROSTEUS BRACHYCEN- 

 TRUS, C. & V. 



The Three-spined Stickleback. 

 Spinarola (//.). 

 Vulg., Spinariola (Treviso). 

 Habit. Has a southern extension ; Gorizia, Tre- 

 viso, Lake of Garda, Venice, Istria ; brackish 

 waters. 

 Season. October. 

 Quality, o. 



Fam. XXIV. Centriscid,e. 



Gen. Centriscus, L. 



198. CENTRLSCUS SCO LO PAX, L. 

 The Trumpet-fish, Sea-snipe, Bellows-fish, 



Snipe-nosed Trumpet-fish, Woodcock 



fish, Snipe-fish. 

 Centrisque becasse. 

 Der Schnepfenfisch. 

 Pesce trombetta (//.). 

 Vulg., Galinazza, Pesce trombetta (Tr., 



Fen., Fiume). 

 Croat., Morska sljuka. 



