SYSTEMATIC LIST OF THE FAUNA. 



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Ribbon-fish. 



Der gemeine Sensenfisch, dcr weisse Band- 

 fisch. 



Trachittero tenia (It.). 

 Vulg., Falce, Pesce Falce ( Ven., Tr.). 

 Spada argentina (Tr.). 

 Spada d'arzento (Ven.). 

 Croat., Mac (Croat, littoral). 

 Riba vlasuja (Spalato). 

 Habit. General, though rare ; Trieste, Venice, 

 Dalmatia. 



Season. Summer. 



Quality. Flesh said to be excellent, and is much 



consumed at Naples, where it is much 



esteemed. 



20S. 



REP AND US, 



TRA CHYPTER US 



Costa. 

 Trachittero ritorto (//.). 

 Habit. Has been fished in the Gulf of Trieste, 

 and in the Dalmatian Archipelago off Lissa 

 and Lesina, but is very rare. 



Order— ACANTHOPTERYGII PHARYNGOGNATHI, 



Fam. I. Pomacentrid/e — Coral-fishes. 

 Gen. Heliastes, C. 6° V. 

 209. HEIIASTES CHROMIS, L. 



Der Rabenfisch. 



Castagnola (//.). 



Vulg., Fabbro, Pesce fabbro (Tr., Fiume). 



Caligher, Fabretto, Favaretto (Tr.). 



Pesce scarpolero, pesce pestafero ( Ven.). 



Croat., Crnjelj, Crnej. 

 Habit. General and common at all seasons. 

 Quality. 3 ; little eaten. 



Fam. II. Labrid/E — Wrasses. 



Gen. I. Labrus, Art. 

 210. I A PR US TURD US, L. 



Der griine Lippfisch. 



Labro tordo (//.). 



Vulg., Liba (generic term) (Tr.). 



Donzela (generic) Papaga ( Ven.). 



Papagallo verde ( Ven., Fiume). 



Verdon (Fiume). 



Croat., Usnace, Vrana (generic terms), Le- 

 nica, Zeleni papagal (Fiume). Orfanic, 

 Vrana zelena (Spalato). 

 Habit. General, but rare. 

 Season. Spring and autumn. 

 Quality. 3; Minutaja (mixed fish). 



21 1. LABRUS MACULA TUS, Bl. 



Labrus bergylta, Ascan. 



The Ballan Wrasse, Ancient Wrasse, Old 



Wife. 

 La Vieille. 

 Das alte Weib. 

 Vulg, Liba, Pinco (Tr.). 

 Habit. Trieste ; one of the rarest sp. of this 

 genus ; identity questionable. 



212. LABRUS FESTIVUS, Risso. 

 Labro festivo (//.). 



Vulg, Liba (Tr.). 



Donzela, Papaga (Ven.). 



Croat., Drozak, cvrljak (Spalato). 

 Habit. General, but rare ; common at Spalato. 

 Season. Common in autumn. 

 Quality. 3. 



213. LABRUS ME RUL A, L. 

 Der braune Lippfisch. 

 Dunkler Lippfisch. 



Die Meerschleihe. 

 Labro merlo (//.). 

 Vulg., Liba (Tr.). 

 Donzela, Papaga (Ven.). 

 Tenca di mar (Tr., Ven.). 



