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side white. — Cuv. Reg. An. ; Yarr. Brit. Fish., ii. p. 297. 

 Pleuronectes platessa, Linn., Penn. Brit. ZooL, iii. p. 304. 



Sp. 169. P.Jlesus. Flounder. More elongated than P. vul- 

 garis ; dorsal line very slightly curved over the pectoral 

 fin, on each side of the anterior portion of it, a number of 

 small stellated tubercles; head and cheeks with a few 

 similar tubercles, and a series running along the base of 

 the dorsal and anal fins ; rest of the body smooth : colour 

 various shades of brown, mottled with darker brown ; fins 

 light brown. — Cuv. Reg. An.; Yarr. Brit. Fish., ii. 303. 

 Pleuronectes flesus, Lirni., Penn. Brit. ZooL, iii. p. 305 ; 

 Don. Brit. Fish., pi. 94. 



Sp. 170. P. limanda. The Dab. Body rough, the scales 

 being ciliated ; lateral line describing a high arch over the 

 pectoral fin ; rays of the dorsal and anal fins rough with 

 scales ; tail rather long and slender in front of the caudal : 

 upper side uniform pale brown. — Cuv. Peg. An.; Yarr. 

 Brit. Fish., ii. 307. Pleuronectes limanda, Limh, Penn. 

 Brit. ZooL, iii. p. 308 ; Don. Brit. Fish., pi. 44. 



Sp. 171. P. microcephala. Smooth or Lemon Dab. Form 

 rhomboid al ; upper surface smooth ; head and mouth very 

 small, the jaws equal, teeth deficient on the eye side ; late- 

 ral line very slightly curved over the pectoral ; colour of 

 the surface a mixtm'e of pale brown and yellow, with small 

 dark brown specks, posterior edge of the operculum and 

 anterior edge of the body immediately behind it, orange. — 

 Jenyns'' Brit. Vert, p. 457 ; Yarr. Brit. Fish., ii. 309. 

 Pleuronectes laevis, Smear Dab, Penn. Brit. ZooL, iii. 

 p. 309, pi. 47. 



Sp. 1 72. P. pola. Pole-fleuke, or Pole Dab. Head rather 

 small, without tubercles, the under jaw longest ; surface 

 quite smooth, the scales large, deciduous, and not cili- 

 ated ; lateral line straight ^ colour uniform yellowish brown, 

 the edges of all the fins darker. — Cuv. Beg. An. ; Yarr. 

 Brit. Fish., ii. 315 ; Parnell, Edin. PhiL Jour,, July 1835, 

 p. 210. Pleuronectes cynoglossus, Linn. 



Sp. 173. P. limandoides. Sandsucker. Body oblong-oval i 



