THE ADRIATIC GULF. 



Gen. IX. Abramis, Cut. (Breams.) 



299. ABRAMIS BIPUNCTATUS, Bl. 

 Alburnus bipunctatus, Heck. & Kner. 

 L'able Eperlan, Le Platet. 



Die Laube, Steinlaube. 



Habit. Imoschi (Dalmatia). 



Note. A species of central Europe, resembling 

 Alburnus lucidus (Heck. & Kner) (the Bleak, 

 or Blick), but smaller ; it does not exceed four 

 inches in length. 



Gen. X. Alburnus, Gthr. 



300. ALBURNUS ALBURNELLUS, Mar- 



tens. 



Alburnus alborella, Heck. 6^ Kner. 



Alburnus fracchia, Heck. 6° Kner. 



Der Sonnenfisch. 



Avola (//.). 



Vulg., Alborella, Avola {Lomb., Trentino), 

 Aspio {Trentino), Avola, Aola, Pincie 

 (Ven.), Pincia {Treviso). 



Croat., Uklja svitloka {Dalmatia). 

 Habit. The southern representative of the Bleak 

 (A. lucidus) ; its northernmost limit is Bozen 

 (south of Tyrol) ; it inhabits the Lake of 

 Garda, the rivers Isonzo, Tagliamento, Tre- 

 viso, and generally the whole of north and 

 central Italy ; also Dalmatia : the Lake of 

 Dusino, near Imoschi : at Obrovac, Vergoraz, 

 the Narenta, etc. ; found in shoals in lakes 

 and rivers ; spawns in June, July ; length, four 

 inches; flesh of little or no value, excepting as 

 bait for pike and other fishes. 



301. ALBURNUS SCORANZA, Heck. 

 Croat., Skoranza {Dal in.). 



Habit. Lake of Scutari (Albania). 



Gen. XL Nemachilus, Van Hassclt. 



302. NEMACHILUS BARBATULUS, L. 

 Cobitis barbatula, L. 



The Loach, Beardie. 



La Loche, Loche franche. 



Die Grundel, Bartgrundel. 



Cobite barbatello {It.). 



Vulg., Strega {Trentino, Verona). 



Forapiere, Foraprie, Forasassi, Forasecchi 

 ( Treviso). 



Hung., Kovi-Csik. 



Sloven, Griidel {Carniold). 



Croat., cikov, piSkor. 

 Habit. North of Italy : Adige, Lake of Garda, 

 Trentino ; in clear running courses ; length, 

 four to five inches ; spawns in spring ; flesh 

 delicate, and valued as food ; rare. 



Gen. XII. Cobitis, Art. 



303. COBITIS TAENIA, L. 



The Spinous or Spined Loach, the Ground- 

 ling. 



Der Steinbeisser, Steingrundel, Dorn- 

 grundel. 



Cobite fluviale (//.). 



Vulg., Cagnola {Trentino). 



Pesseta, Pessucola {Treviso). 



Cagnola, Foraguarda, Lampreola ( Verona). 



Ussellina {Lonib.). 



Lampreda {Dalmatia). 



Hung., Pavagd, Kircza. 



Sloven, fitajngeljni {Carniola). 



Croat., Lizibaba, Legbaba, Govedar. 

 Habit. North of Italy: Trentino, Lake of 

 (larda; rivers Adige, Tagliamento, Isonzo, 

 Sala (Carniola) ; Istria ; also in Dalmatia, 

 at Sign (river Cettina), Imosky, the Narenta ; 

 in lakes, rivers, streams, and ditches, on 

 muddy beds, mostly imbedded in the mud ; 

 spawns in April, May ; seldom exceeds three 

 inches in length ; is only eaten by the poor ; 

 makes a curious noise when taken out of 

 the water. Cobitis elongala is a variety de- 

 scribed by Heckel and Kner, found in the 



