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anal fin, which commences below the ventral fin, is also broader at the 

 centre of the body, and has thirty-eight rays. The pectoral fin has 

 nine rays on the upper and nine on the under side. The ventral fin 

 has six, and the caudal fifteen rays. In rivers flounders are seldom 

 caught over i|- Ibs. In Loch Speggie in Shetland I have caught 

 them over 2 Ibs., while in the sea they grow to a larger size. They 

 are quite good for the table. Occasionally flounders are found with 

 their eyes and belly on the left side instead of the right. 



