SYSTEMATIC LIST OF THE FAUNA. 



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63. SERRANUS GIGAS, C. & V. 

 The Dusky Serranus, or Dusky Perch. 

 Le MeVon. 



1 >er braune Serran, grosser Sagebarsch. 



Sciarrano gigante {It.). 



Vulg., Chierna (Tr., Cattard), Cherne 



{Finnic). 

 Croat., Kerna,Kirnjaprava. Kia.]a.(Spalato). 

 Habit. An Atlantic sp. ; Trieste, Fiume, Spalato; 



frequents deep water on rocky beds. 

 Season. Winter ; occasional ; common at Spa- 

 lato, where it attains to a weight of 18 kilos. 

 Quality. 1 . 



Gen. VII. Polyprion, C. & V. 



64. POLYPRION CERNIUM, Cuv. 



The Stone-Basse, Wreck-fish, Couch's Poly- 

 prion. 

 I >ie gefleckte Yielsage. 

 Cerniola (//.). 



/ r ulg., Scarpena di sasso (?), Scarpena salva- 

 tico(?) (Yen., Tr.). 

 Habit. A northern species, frequenting depths 



of 500 fathoms ; Cherso, Fiume, Spalato. 

 Season. Very rare j March, May, August. 

 Quality. 1 . 



Gen. VIII. Apogon, Lac. 



65. APOGON IMBERBIS, L. 



Apogon rex mullorum, Cuv. 



Apogone (It.). 



Croat., Kirnja mala. Matulid (Spalato). 

 Habit. South of Dalmatia, Spalato; in deep 

 waters. 



//. Very rare; not uncommon at Spalato 

 in winter. 



Gen. IX. Dentex, Cuv.* 



66. DENTEX VULGARIS, C. & V. 



The Sparus, Dentex, Toothed Gilthead, 

 Four-toothed Sparus. 



* Dentex filosus ami Dentex macrophthalmus. (See 

 Nos. 357, 35 s -) 



Spare dent£e. 



Der Zahnbrassen. 



Dentale comune (It.). 



Vulg., Dental (Yen., Tr., Finnic). 



Croat., Zubac, Zubatac. 

 Habit. General. 



Season. Always ; chiefly autumn ; common. 

 Quality. 1 . 



DENTEX GIBBOSUS, Cocco. 



Abnormity of the foregoing sp. 



Vulg., Dentale della corona (Sebenico). 



Croat., Zubatac od krune, Zubatac faunas'. 

 Habit. Sebenico. 

 Season. October. 

 Quality. 1 . 



Gen. X. MjENA, Cuv. 



67. M.ENA VULGARIS, C. & V. 

 Mendole, Cackarel. La spare Mendole. 

 Der Laxirfisch. 



Menola comune (//.). 



Vulg., Menola schiava (Tr., Finnic). 



Menola, M. chiava, Pontio (Yen.). 



Croat., Modrak, Modras, Trog, Gira. 



Gira oblica (Spalato). 

 Habit. ( ieneral. 



Season. Common in summer and autumn. 

 Quality. 3. 



68. MEXA JUSCULUM, C. & V. 



Menola schiava (It.). 

 Habit. Venice. 

 Season. Rare ; autumn. 

 Quality. 3. 



69. M.l-XA ZEBRA, Briinn. 

 Mrena Osbeckii, C. 6° V. 

 Menola zebra (//.). 



Vulg., Menola schiava, Bufalo de aspreo, 

 Sparo bastardo ( Yen.). 

 Habit. General ; chiefly in southern waters. 

 Season. May, September ; common. 

 Quality. 3. 



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