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with fine scales; both these fins ending short of the tail, the 

 latter fin with the middle rays longest. The colour yellowish 

 or whitish brown, sometimes with spots on the fins. Dr. 

 Parnell observes that it agrees with the genus Platessa in 

 having the mouth entire, with a row of obtuse cutting teeth 

 round each jaw, tail rounded at the end, with the eyes on 

 the right side; but it differs from the Plaice in having no 

 tubercles on the head, from the Flounder in not having a 

 band of small spines on the side line, and from the Dab in 

 not having the scales ciliated. From the Smear Dab it differs 

 in having the lateral line nearly straight, the lower jaw 

 longer, and the scales larger. It is to be noted that this is 

 a different species from the cynoglossus of Rondeletius, which 

 latter is called Pola in France, but which has the scales 

 ciliated. 



