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SOLEA VARIEGATA, Fleming (Donovan). 

 [Plate VII, Figs. 1 and 2.] 



Synonymy, 



' Pleuronectes variegatus," Donovan, 1808, Nat. Hist. Brit. Fishes, pi. 117 



' Pleuronectes mangilli," Risso, 1810, Ichth. Nice, p. 310. 



' Rhombus mangili," Risso, 1826, Hist. Nat. Eur. Mer., p. 255. 



• Variegated Sole," Yarrell, 1836, Brit. Fishes, first edition, p. 262. 



• Monochirus variegatuB," Thompson, 1839, Ann. Nat. Hist., vol. ii, p. 404. 

 'Solea mangilii," Bonaparte, 1841, Fauna Italica, t. iii, 27**. 



' Solea variegata," Fleming, Brit. Animals, p. 197 ; Giinther, Catal., iv, p. 469. 

 Variegated Sole," Couch, Fish. Brit. Isles, iii, p. 203, pi. 177. 



■ Solea variegata," Giintlier, 1862, Bnt. Mjts. Catal, vol. iv, p. 469. 



■ Microchirus variegatus," Moreau, 1821, Polssons de la France, t. iii, p. 317. 



' Solea variegata," Francis Day, 1884, Fishes Gt. Brit, and Ire., vol. ii, p. 43, pi. lOS, 

 fig.l. 



The above figures sliow tliat while the two preceding species cannot be separated 

 by the range of variation of the numbers of fin-rays in the dorsal and anal fins, the 



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