« 3 o S M E A R-D A B- Class IV. 



Pleuroneftes PaJJer, p. 459 •, but fince it differs in 

 no other refpect from the common kind, we agree 

 with Doctor Gronovius in not feparating them. 



10^. Dab. La Limande. Belon, 142. anum, dentibus obtufis. 



Paffer afper, five fquamofus. Arted. fynon. 33. 



Rondel. 319. Gefnerpifc. 665. Pleuronettes Limanda. Pi. o- 



Dab. Wil. Jet/?. 79. Raii fyn. culisdextris, fquamis cilia- 



pifc. 32. tis, fpinulis ad radicem pin- 



! [Pleurone&es oculis a dextra, narum dorli, anique. Lin. 



fquamis afperis, fpina ad fyft. 457. 



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OHE dab is found with the other fpecies, but 

 is lefs common. It is in bed feafon during 

 February \ March, and April : they fpawn in May 

 and June, and become flabby and watery the reft 

 of fummer. They are fuperior in goodnefs to the 

 plaife and flounder, but far inferior in fize. 

 Descrip. It is generally of an uniform brown color on the 

 upper fide, tho' fometimes clouded with a darker. 

 The fcales are fmall and rough, which is a character 

 of this fpecies. The lateral line is extremely in- 

 curvated at the beginning, then goes quite ftrait to 

 the tail. The lower part of the body is white. 



106. Smear- Rhombus lams Cornubienjis maculis nigris, a Kit. Mr. 

 Dab. Jago. Raii Jyn. pifc, 162. jig. I. 



WE found one of this fpecies at a fifh mon- 

 ger's in London, where it is known by the 



name of the Smear-dak 



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