SYSTEMATIC LIST OF THE FAUNA. 



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Fam. Blenniidje. 



Gen. Elennius. 



373. BLENNIUS CANE FA?, Vinciguerra. 

 Croat. Prhna ribica (Spalato). 



Habit. A new sp. recently described by Dr. 

 Vinciguerra (Genoa) according to a specimen 

 caught in the Gulf of Genoa. Since found 

 in 1SS1 by Dr. Kolombatovic in the Canale 

 delle Castella, near Spalato ; frequents the 

 cavities of large rocks. 



Season. Spring, summer, and autumn. 



374. BLENNIUS TRLGLOLDES, C. & V. 



Habit. Lesina. — Giglioli. (See Perugia's 

 "Elenco," No. 114.) 



Fam. Mugilid.e. 



Gen. Mugil. 



375. MUGLL LABEO, Cuv. 



Habit. Rare ; Ragusa. — Giglioli. (See Pe- 

 rugia's "Elenco," No. 127.) 



Fam. GadidjE. 



Gen. Gadus. 



376. GADUS BOUTASSOU, Risso. 

 Merlangus albus, Yarrell. 

 Couch's Whiting, Yarrell. 



Habit. Very rare. Ninni, loco cit. (See Perugia's 

 "Elenco," No. 152.) 



Gen. Hypsiptera. 



377. HYBSIFTERA ARGENTEA, Gthr. 

 Lota argentea, Bp. 



Habit. Professor Stossich mentions this sp. as 

 having been met with at Trieste. 



Fam. OphidiiDjE. 



Gen. Fierasfer. 



378. FIERASFER DENTATUS, Cuv. 

 Drummond's Echiodon. 



Habit. Two specimens of this species have 

 been caught at Venice, and one at Spalato ; 

 two are in the Trieste Museum. — Kolom- 

 batovic. 



Fam. Pleuronectid^e. 



Gen. Arnoglossus. 



379. ARNOGLOSSUS BOSCLL, Risso. 

 Habit. Lower Adriatic ; quoted by Ninni, 



" Anacantini Basso Adriatico." (See Perugia's 

 "Elenco," No. 168.) 



Gen. Solea. 



380. SOLEA IMBAR, Benn. 

 Solea lascaris, Bp. 



Solea nasuta, Nordm. 

 Sogliola dal porro (//.). 

 Vulg., Sfogio dal porro ( Ven.). 



Habit. According to Ninni this sp. is very 

 common in the lagoons of Venice and in the 

 sea. 



Season. June to October ; rarely in winter. 



Quality. Inferior to S. vulgaris. 



Note. This sp. is entirely distinct from Solea 

 lascaris, Risso, (No. 264). (See Giinther's 

 " Catalogue of Fishes in the British Museum," 

 also Professor Ninni's " Gli Anacantini del 

 Mare Adriatico, "and Professor Kolombatovic's 

 " Pesci delle Acque di Spalato.") Professor 

 Stossich does not cite this sp. 



Fam. Salmonid^e. 



Gen. Salmo. 



381. SALMO TRUTBA, L. 



Habit. A specimen weighing three kilos was 

 caught on the 24th December, 1879, °ff 

 Vranjica, near Spalato. — Giglioli. According 

 to Professor Kolombatovic it appears that, 

 hitherto, no other author has mentioned this 

 sp. as having been found in Mediterranean 

 waters. 



Fam. Mur^nid^e. 



Gen. Ophichthys. 



382. OFHLCHTHYS CAUCUS, L. 



Habit. A specimen was caught off Zirona in 

 October, 1881 ; the first one cited in the 

 Adriatic. (See Kolombatovic, "Fische," p. 50.) 



