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THE ADRIATIC GULF. 



Gen. VI. Pleuronectes, Art. 



259. PLEURONECTES PL A TESSA, L. 

 Platessa vulgaris, Bp. 



The Plaice. 

 Habit. Two specimens were found by Professor 

 Trois in the fish-market at Venice; these 

 appear to be the only ones hitherto caught 

 in these seas. 



260. PLEURONECTES LTALLCUS, Gthr. 

 Platessa passer, Bp. 



The Italian Flounder. 



Le Flet. 



Der Flunder. 



Pianuzza passera (Lt). 



Vulg., Passera, Passara (Tr., Fiu/ne, Ven., 



Cat.). 

 Passarin, Latesiol ( Ven.). 

 Passariello (Lesina). 

 Croat., Pasera, Pasara (Croat, littoral). 

 Plosnatica, Iverak (Spalato). Kalkan 

 (Narenta). 

 Habit. An Adriatic, not Mediterranean species ; 

 general, and common in brackish waters, and 

 ascends the rivers ; Narenta. 

 Season. Best in May, June. 

 Quality. 2. 



Gen. VII. Solea, Cuv. 



261. SOLEA VULGARLS, Quensel. 

 The Sole. 



La Sole. 



Die Zunge, Zungenscholle. 



Sogliola volgare (//.). 



Vulg., Sfoja, Sfoglia {Tr., Fiume, Cat). 



Sfogio, Sfogio nostran, Sfogio de sasso, 

 Zentil ( Ven). 



Croat., sfolja, svoja (Croat, littoral). 



Tabinja ili list, Zalistak (Spalato). 

 Habit. General and common ; deep sea-beds. 

 Season. Best in winter. 

 Quality. 1 . 



262. SOLEA OCELLATA, L. 

 La Pegouse. 



Sogliola occhiuta (//.). 

 Habit. Common at Spalato in deep water ; 

 very rare in the north of the Gulf. 



263. SOLEA KLELNLL, Risso. 

 Sogliola turca (Lt). 



Vulg., Sfogio turco ( Ven). 

 Sfoja (Tr). 

 Habit. Venice, Trieste, Spalato, on alga; sea- 

 beds ; rare. 



264. SOLEA LASCARIS, Risso (not Bp.). 

 Habit. Trieste, Spalato, on sandy bed ; not un- 

 common. 



Note. Many authors confuse this species with 

 S. lascaris (Bp.), synonymous with S. impar* 

 (Benn. and Gthr.), and S. nasuta (Nordm.) ; 

 Giinther cites the two as distinct species; 

 Costa considers it a variety of S. vulgaris ; 

 Canestrini does not cite it at all. 



265. SOLEA VARLEGATA, Donov. 

 Solea mangili, Risso. 



The Variegated Sole, Thickback, Bastard 



Sole, Red-backed Flounder. 

 Sfogliola fasciata (//.). 

 Vulg., Sfogietto (generic for all small soles) ; 

 Sfogietto peloso (Ven). Peloso ( Tr). 

 Habit. Venice, Trieste, Zara, Spalato; not 



uncommon at Spalato. 

 Season. April, September. 

 Quality. 3 ; Minutaja (mixed fish). 



266. SOLEA LUTEA, Risso. 



Sogliola gialla (Lt). 

 Vulg., Sfogietto, Peloso. 

 Habit. Ravenna, Trieste, Spalato, Dalmatia ; 



rare. 

 Season. June. 

 Quality. 3. 



Solea impar. {See No. 380. ) 



