only lays two. But the other fishes only spawn during 
one or two months during the year, while the skate 
probably spawns during most of the year. 
The plaice and ‘*dab.—tThese fishes (and also 
the other flukes and the sole) are very like the round fishes 
as far as their structure and method of breeding is con- 
cerned. But they are flat instead of round. The 
coloured side of a plaice is not its back, but is really its 
right side. Its head has been twisted so that both its 
eyes appear to be on the right side of the body. 
The sole and solenette.—tThe solenette is 
often mistaken for a young sole. It never grows to more 
than about five inches in length. It differs in appearance 
from a young sole in being redder in colour and in having 
bigger scales. If a solenette of 4-5 inches long is opened 
about March, spawn will be found in it—-either eggs or 
milt. This shews that it is a full-grown fish. Spawn 
will never be found in a sole of the same size. 
Male and female soles. 
Sizes at which fishes spawn.—A fish 
is called mature when it spawns for the first time. The 
sizes at which various fishes come to maturity differ. 
The Plaice becomes mature at about 15 inches long. 
Dab a 56 6% 9) 
Flounder .., 6 ' 11 
Sole i . hs TOUNAS . 
Cod 24 é ‘, 5 Opes 
Haddock .,, a is 1a " 
Whiting .., » ‘. DW ile - 
These are the average sizes for the females. The 
males are usually smaller than the females, and also 
produce mult for the first time at a smaller size. 
The sprat and herring.—tThis is another 
