Class IV. SO L E. 



It was a foot and a half long, and eleven inches 

 broad between fin and fin on the wideft part. 



The head appeared very fmall, as the dorfal fin 

 began very near its mouth, and extended very near 

 to the tail. It confifted of fcventy nine rays. 



The eyes were pretty near each other. The 

 mouth full of fmall teeth. 



The lateral line was much incurvated for the 

 firft two inches from its origin, then continued 

 ftrait to the tail. 



The back was covered with fmall fmooth fcales, 

 was of a light brown color, fpotted obfeurely with 

 yellow. The belly white, and marked with five 

 large dufky fpots. 



It was a fifh of goodnefs equal to the common 

 dab. 



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J5ay*a<r<70$. Athen. lib. viii. p. fuperiore longiore, fquamis 



288. Oppian Halieut, I. 99. utrinque afperis. Arted.Jyn. 



La Sole. Belon, 142. 32. 



Bugloffus. Rondel. 320. Gefner Pleurone&es Solea Lin. fyjl. 



pifc. 666. 457. Gronov. Zoopb. No. 



Tungen. Scbonevelde, 63. 251. Tunga, Sola. Faun, 



Pleurone&es oculis a finiftra Suec. No. 326. 



corpore oblongo, maxilla. 



107. Sole, 



THE fole is found on all our^coafts, but thofe 

 on the weftern mores are much fuperior in 

 fize to thofe of the north. On the former they 

 are fometimes taken of the weight of fix or feven 

 Q^4 pounds. 



