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and the blind side wholly smooth, which is said not to be the case in var. 

 mceoticus. Rhombus rhombitis is much the same, but sparsely covered 

 with conoid warts. 



We find also references to Rhombus hybridus Malm (Goteborg, Mus. 

 Arsskr., iii, 1881, 21). We have not seen the original description. 



29. PLEURONECTES RHOMBUS. 



(The Bkill.) 



Bhombus Icevis Rondelet, De Piscibus, and of many early non-binoniial writers. 



Pleuronectes rhombus Linnaeus, Systema Natura?, ed. x, 271, 1758 (after Artedi), and of 

 early writers generally. 



Scophtjialmus rhombus Rafinesque, Indice di Ittiologia Siciliana, 1810, 53. 



Psetta rhombus Bonaparte, Pesc. Europ., 49. 



Pleuronectes cristatus Lichtenstein, in Blocli & Schneider, Syst. Ichth., 1801. 153 (Eu- 

 ropean Ocean). 



JBothu8 rumolo Rafinesque, Caratteri di Alcuni Nuovi Generi, &c, 1810, 23 (Sicily). 



Bhombus vulgaris Cuvier, Regno Animal, 1S17 (and of various authors). 



Pleuronectes lioderma Nardo, Ichtb. Adriat. No. 132 (Venice). 



Bhombus barbatus Risso, Eur. Merid., iii, 251, 1826 (Nice). 



Bhombus Icsvis Gottsche, Wiegm. Arcbiv, 1835, 175. Giinther, iv, 410, 1862. Stein- 

 dachner, Ichthyol. Berichte, vi, 1868, 48 (Bilbao, Corunna, Vigo, Lisbon, Ca- 

 diz, Malaga). Day, Fishes Great Britain, ii, 14, pi. xcvii, and of most recent 

 authors. 



Pleuronectes passer (ironow, Syst. ed. Gray, 1854, 90. 



Bhombus linncei Malm, Bohuslans Fauna, 513 (Sweden). 



Habitat. — All coasts of Europe, except the very extreme north. 



The brill is a common food-fish of Europe, especially southwards. Jfc 

 is less esteemed than the turbot and reaches a very mnch smaller size. 

 It rarely exceeds 8 or 10 pounds in weight. 



30. PLEURONECTES MACULATUS. 



(The Window-Pane.) 



Pleuronectes maculatus Mitchill, Rent, in Part. Fisb. N. Y., 1814, 9 (New York). De 



Kay, New York Fauna, Fishes, p. 301, tab. 47, fig. 151, 1842. Storer, Syn. 



Fish. N. A., 1346, p. 479. Storer, Hist. Fish. Nat. Mass., 1867, *04 (Prov- 



incetown, Holmes' Hole). 

 Lophopsetta maoulata Gill, Proc. Acad. Nat. Sci. Philad., 1862, 216, and 1864, p. 220. 



Jordan & Gilbert, Proc. U. S. Nat. Mus., 1873, p. 371 (Beaufort). 

 Bothus maculatus Jordan & Gilbert, Syn. Fish. N. A., 1882, p. 815. 

 Pleuronectes aquosus Mitchill, Trans. Lit. and Phil. Soc, 1,389, pi. 2, fig. 3, 1815 (New 



York). 

 Bhombus aquosus Cuvier, Rogue Animal. Giinther, Cat. Fish., iv, 411, 1862 (New 



York). 



Habitat. — Atlantic coast of United States, from Cape Cod to South 

 Carolina. 



This small flounder much resembles the European Brill, but is smaller, 

 thinner, and more translucent in body. Its weight rarely exceeds a 

 pound or two, and its value as a food-fish is but slight; nevertheless, it 

 is a near ally of the European Turbot, and in its technical character it 

 very closely agrees with the latter species. 



