SYSTEMATIC LIST OF THE FAUNA. 



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Catalogue of Fishes in the British Museum, 

 Vol. VIII. page 517.) 

 Habit. 1'6 ami the Venetian lagoons. In 

 practice, the three species merge into one. 



53. ACIPENSER HUSO, L. 



The Broad-nosed, or Blunt-nosed Sturgeon. 



The Huso. 



Le grand Esturgeon. 



Der Hausen. 



Storione ladano (//.). 



Vulg., Ladano (Ven.). 



Croat., Moruna, Morun. 

 Habit. A rare visitor in the Adriatic ; occasion- 

 ally found at Venice, and ascends the P6, in 

 which river specimens are sometimes caught 

 weighing 100 lb. and measuring seven feet. 



54. ACIPENSER HECKELII, Fitz. 



Vulg., Cbpese {Ven.). 

 Another variety from Venice described by Heck. 

 (Heck, and Kner, " Susswasserf.," p. 357), 

 but which, according to Giinther, does not 

 appear to be a distinct sp. ; he considers it 

 identical with A. guldenstadtii (See Catalogue 

 of Fishes in the British Museum, Vol. VIII. 

 p. 341), whilst Prof. Brandt considers it 

 identical with A. ?iaccarii. (See Catalogue of 



Fishes in the British Museum, Vol. VIII. 

 P- 5 1 7-) 



55. ACIPENSER STURIO, L.* 

 The Sturgeon, Common Sturgeon. 

 L'Esturgeon, L'Esturgeon ordinaire. 

 Der Stor, der gemeine Stor. 

 Storione comune (It.). 

 Vulg., Adilo, Adello, Adano (Prov.). 

 Storion, Sturione, Sporzella (young) (Tr., 



Flume). 

 Sturion, Porzella, Porcelletta (young), 



Speardo ( Ven., Treviso). 

 Storione, Porzella (young) ( Verona). 

 Croat., stiriun, Jesetra, Jesetre (plur.), 

 (generic terms), Pravi jesetar. 

 Habit. This species is also caught on the eastern 

 shores ; it frequents the sea during the greater 

 part of the year, and ascends the P6 and other 

 rivers of the Gulf of Venice in the spring to 

 deposit its spawn ; it is not uncommon at 

 Spalato, and is also occasionally caught in the 

 Quarnero. One specimen has also been 

 caught in the River Narenta, but this seems 

 to be quite accidental. 

 Season. February, May, and more or less all 



the year round. 

 Quality. 1 ; and much superior to the other sp. 



Sub-Class— TELEOSTEI. 



Order— ACANTHOPTERYGII. 



Fam. I. Percid/E — Perch Tribe. 



Gen. I. Perca, Art. 

 56. PERCA FLUVIATILIS, L. 

 Perca italica, C. c° V. 

 The Perch, the Fresh-water Perch. 

 La Perche. 

 Der Flussbarsch. 

 Pesce Persico (It.). 



Vulg., Persego (Trent ino, Verona, Ven.) 

 Pesce Perseghin (Bologna). 



Perso di fiume (Tuscany). 

 Croat., Ostries", bulja. 

 Habit. General ; fresh-water courses and lakes ; 



Lake of Garda. 

 Season. May, July, September, October, and 



more or less all the year round. 

 Quality. 2. 



* Acipenser stcllatus. 



(See No. 355. 

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