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CHAPTER V. 



SOLE A VARIEGATA, Fleming (Donovan). 

 [Plate VII, Figs. 1 and 2.] 



Synonymy. 



" Pleuronectes variegatus," Donovan, 1808, Nat. Eisf. Brit. FisJies, pi. 117 

 " Pleuronectes maugilli," Risso, 1810, Ichth. Nice, p. 310. 

 " Rbombns mangili," Risso, 1826, Hist. Nat. Em: Mer., p. 255. 

 " Variegated Sole," Yarrell, 1836, Brit. Fishes, first edition, p. 262. 

 " Monochirus variegatus," Thompson, 1839, Ann. Nat. Sist., vol. ii, p. 404. 

 " Solea mangilii," Bonaparte, 1841, Fauiia Italica, t. iii, 27**. 

 " Solea variegata," Fleming, Brit. Animals, p. 197 ; Giintlier, Cafal, iv, p. 469. 

 "Variegated Sole," Couch, Fish. Brit. Isles, iii, p. 203, pi. 177. 

 " Solea variegata," Giinther, 1862, Bnt. Mus. Catal., vol. iv, p. 469. 

 " Microchirus variegatus," Morean, 1821, Poissons de la France, t. iii, p. 317. 

 " Solea variegata," Francis Day, 1884, Fishes Gt. Brit, and Ire., vol. ii, p. 43, pi. 105, 

 fiff.l. 



Total len 



Length "1 

 height J 

 Length "I 



gth{ 



Males. 



17-2 cm. 

 6f in. 



68 

 63 

 18 

 4r. 11. 

 5 

 89 



17-9 cm. 

 7 in. 



3| 



6^ 



74 



54 



18 



5 r. 1 1. 



5 

 93 



18-3 cm. 



3i 



68 

 62 

 18 

 4r. 21. 

 5 

 90 



191cm. 

 7iin. 



6 



74 

 58 

 16 

 4r. 11. 

 6 

 92 

 40 



Females. 



21 cm. 



81 in. 



71 



54 

 . 18 

 4r. 11. 

 5 



87 



40 



The above figures show that while the two preceding species cannot be separated 

 by the range of variation of the numbers of fin-rays in the dorsal and anal fins, the 



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