SYSTEMATIC LIST OF THE FAUNA. 



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Habit. Trieste (Giglioli). 



Note. Quite accidental. Two specimens in the 

 Florence Museum of Vertebrates. 



Gen. II. Merluccius, Cuv. 



235. MERLUCCIUS VULGARIS, Flem. 

 The Hake, Common Hake. 



Le Grand Merlus. 



Der mittellandische Stockfisch. 



Merluzzo comune (//.). 



Vulg., Merluzzo (Tr., Ven., Fiume, Cattard). 



Asinello (Tr., Fiumc). 



Lovo {Tr., Ven). 



Branzin croato (Fiume). 



Pesce prete ( Ven.). 



Croat., Oslic, Osal, Tovar morski {Croat, 

 littoral). Tovar, Konj morski (Spalato). 

 Habit. General and common at all seasons. 

 Season. Best in winter. 

 Quality. 2. 



Gen. III. Phycis, Cuv. 



236. PHYCIS BLENNLOIDES, Brunn. 

 Phycis tinea Bl., Schn. 



The Forked Hake, Greater Forked Beard. 



Le Merlu barbu, Barbu. 



Fico argentino (//.). 



Vulg., Figo (Ven.). 



Sorzo, Sorzo salvatico (Tr.). 

 Habit. Venice, Trieste, Fiume ; according to 



Ninni, it is not so very scarce at Venice. 

 Season. July, August. 



237. PHYCIS MEDITERRANEUS, Delar. 

 Die siidliche Meerschleihe. 



Fico mediterraneo (It.). 



Vulg., Sorzo, Tenca (Tr., Fiume), Figo 



(Ven). 

 Croat., Tabinja (Croat, littoral, Spalato). 

 Habit. Fiume, Zara, Trieste, Spalato, Lesina, 

 Venice ; rather rare, if not accidental, in the 

 north ; deep water ; abounds off Lesina. 

 Season. July, August, September. 



Gen. IV. Lota, Cuv* 



238. LOTA VULGARLS, Cuv. 

 The Burbot, Burbolt, Eel-pout. 

 La Lotte. 



Die Aalrutte, Aalraupe, Aalquappe. 



Bottatrice (It.). 



Vulg, t Bottrisa (Lombardy). 



Sloven, Menek. 



Hung., Menyhal. 

 Habit. In running courses, lakes, and ponds, in 

 depths of thirty to forty fathoms in Lombardy, 

 Lake of Garda, Lake of Zirknitz (Carniola), 

 etc. 

 Quality. 1. 



Gen. V. Motella, Cuv. 



239. MOTELLA TRLCLRRATA, Bl. 

 M. communis, Costa. 



M. vulgaris, Cuv. 

 M. fusca, Risso 6° Swainson. 

 Galea Venetorum, Bellon. 

 The Three-bearded Rockling, Rockling, 

 Three-bearded Cod or Gade, Whistler, 

 Whistle-fish. 

 Gade Mustelle. 

 Die Meertriische. 

 Motella comune (//.). 

 Vulg., Sorzo, Sorcio (Tr.). 

 Sorze, Pesce Sorze, Mare dei gronghi 



(Ven.). 

 Madre dei gronghi (Fiume). 

 Croat., Grunjeva mati, Tabinja (Croat. 



littoral). 

 Mis morski, Mater od ugora (Spalato). 

 Habit. More or less general, and pretty com- 

 mon at all seasons ; Trieste, Venice, Rimini, 

 Fiume, Spalato. 

 Season. Summer. 

 Quality. 2. 



* Lota argentea, 



{Sec No. 377.) 

 2 F 2 



