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THE ADRIATIC GULF. 



321. CLUPEA PILCHARDUS, Walb. 

 Clupea sprattus, Bri'tnn. 



Clupea sardina, Cuv. 



The Pilchard, Sardinia of Commerce, 



Gipsy or Crue Herring. 

 La Sardine, le C£le"ron. 

 Der Pilchard, die Sardelle. 

 Sardina comune (It.). 

 Vulg, Sardella (7V., Fiume, Ven., Cat.). 

 Sardele, Sardeline (Ven.). 

 Croat., Srdela, Srdjela, Srdjelica. 

 Habit. General and common ; attains to a 



length of six inches. 

 Season. May, June, August, September; at 



Spalato also in the winter. 

 Quality. 1. 



322. CLUPEA PAPALLNA, Bp. 

 Clupanodon phalerica, Risso. 

 Die Melet. 



Sardina papalina (/A). 



Vulg., Papalina (TV., Ven., Fiume, Cat., 



Spalato). 

 Sardellina (Fiume). 

 Croat., sarak, Sarakina. 

 Habit. General and common. 

 Season. As No. 321. 

 Quality. Equally as good as No. 321, but 



smaller ; attains to a length of four inches. 

 Note. Dr. Giinther does not cite this sp., which 

 is, however, common in these seas. His nearest 

 description is C. aurita, which he gives as 

 synonymous with C. phalerica (Risso), but 

 neither the figure of Val., nor the description 

 of Giinther, viz., "lower jaw slightly pro- 

 jecting beyond the upper," corresponds with 

 our common Papalina, whose lower jaw 

 strongly projects beyond the upper. I am 

 indebted to Dr. de Marchesetti, Director of 

 the Trieste Museum of Natural History, for 

 the above description. Canestrini cites C. 

 phalerica as synonymous with this species. 



Fam. VIII. Mur/ENIM — Eel Tribe. 

 Gen. I. Anguilla, Cuv. 



323. ANGUILLA VULGARLS, Flem. 

 Anguilla latirostris, Risso. 



The Eel, common Eel. Elvers (fry). 



L'Anguille. Cives, Pibales (fry). 



Der Aal, gemeiner Aal. Elvers (fry). 



Anguilla, Inguilla (Lt.). 



Vulg., Anguilla, Bisatto (7V., Ven., Fiume). 



Buratello (fry). 

 Teston ( Ven.). 



Croat., Ogor, Ugor, Angulja, Jegulja, 

 Jamarica, Punjeglavica, Gruj, Gor, Mala 

 jegulja (fry). 

 Habit. General and common ; chiefly in the 

 lagoons of Venice and Comacchio and the 

 mouths of rivers ; Fiume, Noghera (near 

 Trieste), Timavo (near Duino), etc. ; ascend 

 the rivers in January and February (Alontata), 

 and descend the rivers and enter the sea 

 for spawning from October to December 

 (Calata) ; are reared in the valli of the 

 lagoons. 

 Quality. Those of rivers and lakes are prefer- 

 able to those of the lagoons. 



324. ANGUILLA EURYSTOMA, Heck. & 



Kner. 

 Croat., Capor (Dalmatia). 

 Note. A variety found in the Narenta (Dalmatia). 



Gen. II. Conger, Kaitp. 



325. CONGER VULGARLS, Cuv. 

 Conger niger, Risso. 

 The Conger Eel. 

 Le Congre, Der Meeraal. 

 Grongo vulgare (It.). 

 Vulg., Grongo (Tr., Ven., Fiume). 

 Grongo di grotta (Fiume). 

 Croat., Grum, Grunj (Croat, littoral). 

 Ugor (Spalato). 



