SYSTEMATIC LIST OF THE FAUNA. 



1S5 



Moro (Tr.). 



Rasa di sabbia {Finnic). 



Croat., Klinka. Volina (Spalato). 

 Habit. Common all the year round. 

 Quality. 3. 



40. RAJA OXYRHYNCHUS, L. 



The Burton Skate. 



I ler Si hlammrochen. 



Der spitzschnauzige Rochen. 



Die Spitzchnauze. 



Razza monaca (It.). 



Vulg., Bavosa, Baosa (TV., Veil., Flume). 



Croat., Volina. Klinka (Spalato). 

 Habit. More or less common all the year round, 



throughout the Adriatic. 

 Quality. 3. 



41. RAJA QUADRIMACULATA, Risso. 

 Raja circularis, CoucA.(?) 



Raja miraletus, Couch. (?) 



The Sandy Ray, Couch. (?) 



The Cuckoo Ray, Couch. (?) 



Der vierfleckige Rochen. 



Razza quattrocchi (//.). 

 Note. Identity hardly confirmed ; in any case a 

 very rare species in these waters. Prof. 

 Kolombatovic has met with it at Spalato. 

 Couch distinguishes his R. circularis or Sandy 

 Ray, from his R. miraletus or Cuckoo Ray, 

 whereas (Hinther cites the two sp. as identical. 

 Nos. 36, 37, and 41 are very similar. 



Fam. III. Trvconid.e. 



Gen. I. Trygon, Adanson. 



42. TRYGON THALASSIA, Column. 

 Trigone talassia(/A). 



Croat., Siba. Velik sunj (Spalato). 

 Habit. An Adriatic species, though rare ; speci- 

 mens from Spalato. 



43. TRYGON BRUCCO, Bp. 

 Trygone brucco (It.). 

 Vulg., Matan (Tr.). 



Croat., Buca. Sunj (Spalato). 

 Habit. Pretty common at all seasons, frequents 



muddy bottoms at the mouths of rivers, and 



in the lagoons. 

 Quality. 3. 



44. TRYGON PASTINACA, L. 



The Sting Ray, Fire-Flaire, Fiery-Flaw, 



Common Trygon. 

 La Pastinaque. 

 Der Stechrochen. 

 Der Pfeilschwanz. 

 Trigone pastinaca (//.). 

 Vulg., Matan, Matana, also (by misapplica- 

 tion) Pesce Colombo (Tr., Fiume, Ven.). 

 Colombo (Cattaro). 

 Muccio, Mucchio, Baracola ( Ven.). 

 Croat, as above. Viza, zutulja (Spalato). 

 Habit. As above, but much more common than 



the foregoing sp. 

 Quality. 3. 



Gen. II. Pteroplatea, M. &= H 



45. PTEROPLATEA ALTAVELA, L. 



Pteroplatea altavela (//.). 



Altavela (Naples), Altavida, Altavila, Tavila 



(Sicily). 

 Croat., Pazdrk (Spalato). 

 Habit. A species of Neapolitan and Sicilian 

 waters, which has been met with in the Gulf of 

 Venice, and seems to be indigenous to a 

 scoglio in the Canale delle Castella, Spalato, 

 where two specimens were caught in August, 

 September, 1S80. It has also been caught at 

 Zara. 

 Season. January, August, September. 

 Quality. 3. 



Fam. IV. Myliobatid.e. 



Gen. I. Myliobatis, Cuv. 



46. MYLIOBATIS AQULLA, L. 



The Whip-Ray, Eagle Ray, Devil-fish, Sea- 

 Devil, Toad-fish, Sea-Eagle. 



