LEMON SOLE. 



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Flounder, long [Platcssa elongata). 



Fluke, sail {ZcugojJterusvelivolans). 



Fluke, pole or craig (Platessa cynoglossus). 



Halibut [Uippoglossus vulgaris). 



Plaice (Platessa vulgaris). 



Sole, common {Solea vulgaris). 



Sole, carter, lantern, or whiff (Zeugojiterus megas- 



tonius) . 

 Sole, lemon (Solea pegusa). 

 Sole, variegated (Solea varicgata). 

 Solenette (Solea lingxda). 

 Sole, smooth or meqrim (Arnoglossus Imvis). 

 Turhot (Rhombus maximus). 

 Topknot, Muller's (Pleuronectes punctatus). 

 Topknot, Bloch's (Zeugopterus punctatus). 

 Topknot, Ekstroms {Rhomhus norvegicus). 



The Lemon, or French Sole (Solea pegusa, aurantiaca), 

 is a pretty fish, with colours of orange and hght brown, 

 and freckled over with numerous small round brown 

 spots ; on the under side of the head some very pretty 

 blue spots appear. The pectoral fin presents somewhat 

 a remarkable appearance, for on being spread out a 

 black patch appears, looking very like the wing of a 

 butterfly. It is wider in proportion than the common 

 sole, but is much smaller, its length not exceeding ten 

 or twelve inches. The under surface white, and the 

 head without the papillae. It is said to be occasionally 

 taken at Brighton with the common sole, when trawl- 

 ing over a clear bottom of soft sand; and as this 

 happens most frequently in the direction of the French 

 coast, the fishermen sometimes call it the French sole ; 

 others call it the lemon sole, in reference to its yellow 

 colour. 



