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FISHES. 



of the surface. The turbot spawns in summer, and ap- 

 pears to hug the coast at that season. 



In the Brill or " Kite," the tubercles of the turbot give 

 place to the usual scales, which are small in size. This is 

 a much smaller fish, rarely exceeding a weight 

 of lo lbs. Its food and spawning-time corre- 

 spond with those of the turbot. 



Brill. 



The smaller Megrim, which grows to a length of 20 

 inches, is lighter in colour than the foregoing, and there 

 Megrim or are sometimes dark spots on the white side, 

 ■Whiff. though these are the exception. The skin 



is very rough to the touch. This species appears to 

 spawn in spring. 



The most remarkable feature about the Scald - fish, 

 described by Couch under the name of " Megrim," is 

 the exceedingly delicate skin, which with its 

 large scales peels off at the least touch. It 

 is to the singular appearance of these fish when removed 

 from the trawl that the name, sometimes rendered " Scald 



Scald-fish, 



