HALIBUT, FLAT-FISH AND FLOUNDER. 



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or more, on the Xew I'^ngland coast, and, though never very abuncUmt in 

 any one locality, might be taken in considerable quantities, in company 

 with the Pole Flounder, by the use of a trawl-net, or even by specially 

 de\ised trawl-lines. 



The Rough Dab has not been observed south of Woods Holl, I\Iassachu- 

 setts, but ranges north to Greenland, is abundant on the English coast, 

 and is a well-known food-fish of Scandinavia. Its breeding habits in our 

 waters have not been observed, but in Southern Sweden the spawning time 

 is in April and May. It is a large-mouthed species, feeding upon fish as 

 well as upon large invertebrates, such as crustaceans and annelids, and 

 mention has been made of it more on account of its possible value in the 

 future than for its importance at the present time. 



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THE AMERICAN SOLE OR HOG-CHOKER. 



The much-prized Sole of Europe, Solea vulgaris, does not occur in the 

 Western Atlantic, although attempts are being made to introduce it, and 

 individuals have been set free in Massachusetts Bay, at Woods Holl, 

 and off Coney Island. Its nearest representative, the American 

 Sole, is found along our coast from Boston and Nahant to the mouth cf 

 the Mississippi River. It occurs in all of the rivers south of the Susque- 

 hanna, and is taken in great numbers in the shad seines. It rarely attains 



