224 Slorefs Synopsis of the Fishes of North .America. 



and the anal extending nearly the whole length of the body ; but neither of 

 them joined to the tail ; branchiostegous rays six. 



Eyes on the Right Side of the Head. 



1. Platessa plana, Mitchill. 



Form elliptical. Tlie smaller and middling-sized specimens, when first taken from the 

 water, are of a greenish-brown linge, more or less spotted and blotched with rusty brown. 

 The larger individuals are of a general rusty-brownish color, or a dark blackish-brown, or a 

 dull slate-color, scarcely exhibiting any spots. White on left side. A spine at anus, nearly- 

 concealed. Lateral line makes a very slight curve only over the pectorals. The half of the 

 jaw next to the colored portion, edentate. The fin rays vary somewhat. 



D. 02. P. 9. V. 6. A. 46. C. i7. Mitchill. 



D. 65. P. 10. V. 0. A. 48. C. 17. Storer. 



D. 01. P. 10. V. 6. A. 46. C. 17. " 



D. 67. P. 10. V. 6. A. 46. C. 17§. Dekay. 



Massachusetts, Storer. Connecticut, Linsley, Ay _ res. New York, Mitchill, De- 



kay. 



Pleuronectes planus, New York Flat-fish, Mitchill, Trans. Lit. and Phil. Soc. of N. Y., i. p. 387. 

 Platessa plana, Flounder of Massachusetts, Stori i - Report, p. I lit 



" " New York Flatfish, Dekay's Report, p 295, pi. 48, fig. 154, and pi. 19, tig. 1S3. 



Ayres, Bost. Journ. Nat. Hist., iv. p. 276. 



2. Platessa dentata, Mitchill. 



Body elliptical. All the right side of the body and the fins of a uniform reddish-brown 

 color. Mouth very large. The lower jaw has a blunt spine at the chin. Jaws furnished 

 with a single row of prominent, sharp teeth, separated from each other. 



D. 91. P. 11. V. 6. A. 70. C. 18. Length, 2 inches. 



Massachusetts, Storer. New York, Dekay, Storer. 



Pleuronectes dentatus, Flounder of New York, Mitchill, Trans Lit. and Phil. Soc. of N. Y., i. p 39 

 Platessa dentata, Flounder of New York, Storer's Report, p. 143. 

 " Dekay's Report, p. 293. 



3. Platessa femiginea, Storer. 



Body elliptical. Of a reddish slate-color, with a tinge of green, covered with numerous 

 large, irregularly-formed ferruginous spots. The left side a clear white, except the posterior 

 portion in front of the caudal fin, the caudal fin, and the margin of the dorsal and anal, 

 which are of a lemon-yellow. Mouth small, lips tumid. Lateral line curves over the pecto- 

 rals. Teeth in the jaws very small. 



D. 84. P. 10. V. 6- A. 65. C. 16. Storer. Length, 12 to 20 inches. 



D. 81. P. 10. V.6. A. 59. C. 143. Dekay. 



