402 SYNOPSIS. 



jaws nearly equal ; upper eye largest and placed more 



backwards than the other : colour pale yellow-brown. — 



Cuv. Beg. An.; Yarr. Brit. Fish., ii. p. 345. Pleuronec- 



tescasurus, Penn. Brit. Zool., p. 325, pi. 53. 



Gen. LXXXIV. Solea. Eyes and colour on the right side ; 



mouth turned to the side opposite the eyes, and ha'S'ing on that 



side only numerous fine teeth ; snout rounded, and projecting 



beyond the mouth ; pectorals of moderate size and nearly 



«qual. 



Sp. 1 82. <S'. vulgaris. Common Sole. Greatest breadth not 

 half the length ; anterior part rounded ; upper jaw rather 

 longest ; lateral line central and straight till it reach the 

 operculum ; scales small and oblong, their free edges ci- 

 liated ; dorsal and anal fins reaching to the. base of the 

 caudal ; colour of the upper side dark brown, the edges of 

 the scales deeper, pectoral tipped with black ; under side 

 white. — Cuv. Reg. An.; Yarr. Bnt. Fish., ii. p. 347. Pleu- 

 ronectes solea, Linn., Penn. Brit. Zool., iii. 311. 

 Sp. 1 83. S. pegusa. Lemon Sole. Greatest breadth equal 

 to half the length ; head small ; upper side light orange- 

 brown, freckled with small round spots of dark nutmeg- 

 brown ; under side of the head almost smooth, the colour 

 of the whole under side white. — Yarr. Zool. Journ.y iv. 

 p. 467, pi. 16 ; Brit. Fish., ii. 351. 

 Gen. LXXXV. Monochirus. Pectoral on the eye side of 

 the body very small ; that on the opposite side rudimentary or 

 altogether wanting ; in other respects as in Solea. 



Sp. 184. M. variegatus. Variegated Sole. Body oblong- 

 oval, very thick, scales large, the edges ciliated ; lateral line 

 straight ; pectoral on the under side consisting of only two 

 unequal short rays ; colour of the upper side reddish-brown, 

 clouded with darker brown ; under side white. — Yarr. Brit. 

 Fish., ii. 353. Pleuronectes lingula, Penn. Brit. Zool,, iii. 

 p. 313, pi. 49 ; D&n. Brit. Fish., pi. 117. 

 Sp. 185. Af. linguatulus. Solenette. Form somewhat re- 

 sembling that of Solea vulgaris^ but more wedge-shaped ; 

 the caudal extremity gradually becoming narrow ; eyes 



