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No. 21. BRILL. 



KJionibus hevis, Rondelet. 



Usual extreme length : 20 inches, but examples have been 

 recorded measuring- at least six inches more than this. 



Description: Somewhat similar to the Turbot, but lacking- the 

 characteristic bony tubercles, their place being- taken by small 

 scales. The body, moreover, is not so rounded in outline, and 

 the fin rays are more numerous, there being seventy-six to 

 eighty-five in the dorsal, and fifty-three to sixty-three in the 

 anal. The coloration in life is very similar to that of the Turbot, 

 but in the dead fish it is uniformly dark above, and white below. 

 The Brill spawns from March to August; like the Turbot, it 

 preys almost entirely upon other fish. 



Range : Similar to that of the Turbot. 



Remarks: Although grouped amongst the " prime fish," this species 

 falls far below Turbot in market value, the cost being not greatly in 

 advance of that of Halibut. 



In flavour, the Brill is not very inferior to Turbot, but the flesh lacks 

 that quality of firmness which constitutes one of the chief characteristics 

 of the latter. About 20,000 cwts. are marketed annually in this country, 

 this being roughly about one-third the quantity of Turbot. The methods of 

 cooking are generally similar to those employed for Turbot. 



