No. 27. WITCH, POLE DAB, POLE 



FLOUNDER. 



PZettronectes cynoglossus, Linnaeus. 



Usual extreme length: About Jh inches. 



Description: More slender in build than the Lemon Sole; head 

 and mouth of small size; dorsal fin commencing behind the eye; 

 lateral line almost straight; fin rays numerous, 102 to 115 in 

 the dorsal, and 86 to 97 in the anal ; scales slightly 

 rough on the upper surface of the boclv, smooth below. 

 The coloration above is pale brown, impure white below. 



The Witch spawns from May to September. 



Range: From the North of Kurope to the Bay of Biscay, and 

 from Greenland to Cape Cod. The species is not common in 

 the English Channel, but lairly abundant in the North Sea and 

 elsewhere around Britain. 



Remarks: The Witch bears a certain superficial resemblance to the 

 Lemon Sole, to which species both in flavour and quality it is certainly 

 inferior. Its market value slightly exceeds that of plaice, but as a food 

 fish it approximates more nearly to Megrim than to any other member of 

 the present group. 



