FISHES 89 



69. — BRILL. Rhombus IcBvis. Rondel. 

 Fairly common. 



70.— COMMON TOP-KNOT. Zeugopterus punctatus. Bloch. 



Rather rare ; occurs off Anglesey and the Dee estuary. 



Not infrequent off the Dee banks (F. Fauna Cheshire, II., 68). 



71.— ONE-SPOTTED TOP-KNOT. Zeugopterus unimaculatus, 



(Risso). 



Rare ; occurs off Anglesey and the Dee. 



Not infrequent in the open sea off shore (F. Fauna Cheshire, 

 II., 68). 



72.— SAIL-FLUKE, MEGRIM, CARTER, or \VHIFF. 



Lepidorhombus megastoma. (Donov.). 



Occasionally taken ; not common. 



73.— SCALD FISH. Arnoglossus laterna. (Walb.). 

 Rather rare. 



74. — PLAICE. Pleuronectes platessa. L. 

 Very common, but does not grow large here. 



76.— SMEAR DAB, or LEMON-DAB. Pleuronectes 

 microcephalus. Donov. 



Fairly common in the west ; rarer on the north coast. 



76.— POLE-DAB, or CRAIG-FLUKE. Pleuronectes 

 cynoglossus. L. 



Not common. 



77. — DAB. Pleuronectes limanda. L. 

 Common. 



