SYSTEMATIC LIST OF THE FAUNA. 



lam. BLENNIIDiE. 



Gen. Blennius. 



373. BLENNIUS CANEVjE, Vinciguerra. 

 Croat. Prhna ribica (Spalato). 



Habit. A new sp. recently described by Dr. 

 Vim iguerra (Genoa) according to a specimen 

 caught in the Gulf of Genoa. Since found 

 in 1SS1 by Dr. Kolombatovic in the Canale 

 delle Castella, near Spalato ; frequents the 

 cavities of large rocks. 



Season. Spring, summer, and autumn. 



374. BLENNIUS TRIGLOIDES, C. & V. 

 Habit. Lesina. — Giglioli. (Sec Perugia's 



" Elenco," No. 114.) 



Fam. Mugilid.e. 



Gen. Mugil. 



375. MUGLL LABEO, Cuv. 



Habit. Rare ; Ragusa. — Giglioli. (See Pe- 

 rugia's " Elenco," No. 127.) 



Fam. Gadid.e. 



Gen. Gadus. 



376. GADUS POUTASSOU, Risso. 

 Merlangus albus, Yarrell. 

 Couch's Whiting, Yarrell. 



Habit. Very rare. Ninni, loco cit. (Sec Perugia's 

 "Elenco," No. 152.) 



Gen. Hypsiptera. 



377. LLYPSLPTERA ARGENTEA, Gthr. 

 I.ota argentea, Bp. 



Habit. Professor Stossich mentions this sp. as 

 having been met with at Trieste. 



Fam. Ophidiid/E. 



Gen. Fierasfer. 



378. FLERASFER DENTATUS, Cuv. 

 Drummond's Echiodon. 



Habit. Two specimens of this species have 

 been caught at Venice, and one at Spalato ; 

 two are in the Trieste Museum. — Kolom- 

 batovic. 



Fam. Pleuronectid^e. 



Gen. Arnoglossus. 



379. ARNOGLOSSUS BOSCIL, Risso. 

 Habit. Dower Adriatic ; quoted by Ninni, 



" Anacantini Basso Adriatico." (See Perugia's 

 "Elenco," No. 16S.) 



Gen. Solea. 



380. SOLEA LMPAR, Benn. 

 Solea lascaris, Bp. 



Solea nasuta, Nordm. 

 Sogliola dal porro (//.). 

 Vulg., Sfogio dal porro ( 1'cit.). 



Habit. According to Ninni this sp. is very 

 common in the lagoons of Venice and in the 

 sea. 



Season. June to October ; rarely in winter. 



Quality. Inferior to S. vulgaris. 



Note. This sp. is entirely distinct from Solea 

 lascaris, Risso (No. 264). (See Giinther's 

 " Catalogue of Fishes in the British Museum," 

 also Professor Ninni's " Gli Anacantini del 

 Mare Adriatico, "and Professor Kolombatovic's 

 " Pesci delle Acque di Spalato.") Professor 

 Stossich does not cite this sp. 



Fam. Salmonid.e. 



Gen. Salmo. 



381. SALMO TRUTTA, D. 



Habit. A specimen weighing three kilos was 

 caught on the 24th December, 1879, off 

 Vranjica, near Spalato. — Giglioli. According 

 to Professor Kolombatovic it appears that, 

 hitherto, no other author has mentioned this 

 sp. as having been found in Mediterranean 

 waters. 



Fam. Mur/Enid/e. 



Gen. Ophichthys. 



382. OPHLCHTHYS C^CUS, L. 



Habit. A specimen was caught off Zirona in 

 October, 1881 ; the first one cited in the 

 Adriatic. (See Kolombatovic, "Fische," p. 50.) 



