266 MALACOPTERYGII. CYCLOPTERID^. 



with lighter iins ; the surface is studded with 

 small bony knobs, which are not found beneath. 



' The Turbot is found in considerable abund- 

 ance all round the British coasts, and is the 

 subject of a valuable fishery. The trawl-net is 

 used for its capture, and also the deep-sea line, 

 baited with some small fishes, either such as have 

 great tenacity of life, to keep long in motion, or 

 else such as are attractive from their brilliant 

 silvery hue. The Dutch pursue the Turbot with 

 more energy and success than our own fishermen, 

 and a large portion of the supply for the London 

 market is taken by those enterprising foreigners. 

 They are said to draw no less a sum than 80,000/. 

 a year from the Billingsgate market for this fish 

 alone, while 12,000/. to" 15,000/. are paid to the 

 Danes for lobsters to be used as sauce to the 

 Turbots. Our own fishery is chiefly pursued on 

 the coast of Yorkshire, Durham, and Northum- 

 berland. It continues from the beginning of 

 April to the middle of August. 



Family VIII. Cyclopterid^. 



(SticJsers.) 



A small Family of Fishes of little value or 

 importance either in a commercial or scientific 

 point of view, is distinguished under the above 

 name by a curious sort of sucking disk, by means 

 of which they are enabled to adhere to the rocks 

 of the bottom, or any other substance. This 

 disk is situated on the inferior surface of the 

 body, and is formed by the union of the large 

 pectorals, which are connected by a membrane. 



