SYNOPSIS. 401 



nearly rounded ; colour of the upper side varying shades 

 of brown ; under side white. Cuv. Reg. An., Yarr. Brit. 

 Fish., ii. 324. Pleuronectes maximus, Linn., Penn. Brit. 

 Zool, hi. p. 315, pi. 49 ; Don. Brit. Fish., pi. 46. 



Sp 177. R. vulgar is. The Brill Form rounded-oval ; sur- 

 face smooth, without tubercles ; mouth large, the under 

 jaw rather longest ; first rays cf the dorsal rising above 

 the connecting membrane ; colour reddish brown, varied 

 with dark brown, the whole surface sprinkled with white 

 specks ; under side white. Cuv. Reg. An., Yarr. Brit. 

 Fish., ii. 331. Pleuronectes rhombus, Linn., Penn. Brit. 

 Zool, iii. p. 321, pi. 50 ; Don. Brit. Fish., pi. 95. 



Sp. 178. R. hirtus. Muller's Topknot. Form rounded- 

 oval ; coloured surface rough, the scales ciliated ' r jaws of 

 equal v length ; anterior part of the dorsal close upon the 

 mouth ; the rays equal : ventrals and anal united ; colour 

 reddish brown, mottled and spotted with brownish black. 

 Yarr. Brit. Fish., ii. 334. Pleuronectes hirtus, Mul'ei\ 

 Zool. Dan., iii. p. 36, pi. 103. P. punctatus, Penn. Brit. 

 Zool, p. 322, pi. 51. 



Sp. 179. P. punctatus. Bloch's Topknot. Profile notched 

 before the eyes , lower jaw rather longest ; first ray of.the 

 dorsal three times the length of the succeeding ones ; co- 

 lour reddish brown, with large black spots and blotches 

 scattered over the surface ; fins spotted ; under side white. 

 Yarr. Brit. Fish. ii. 338. Pleuronectes punctatus, Flem. 

 Mem. Wern. Soc., ii. p. 241 ; Jenyns* Brd. Ve,L, p. 462. 



Sp. 180. 7?. megastoma. The Whiff. Body oblong, thin, the 

 coloured surface rough ; gape very large, the under jaw 

 much the longest ; first ray of the dorsal free, bnt net 

 elongated ; lateral line double over the pectoral fin, the 

 upper branch much arched ; colour yellowish brown, the 

 fins lighter ; under side smooth and wl&c. Yarr. Brit. 

 Fish. ii. 342. Pleuronectes pseudopalus, Penn. Brit. Zool, 

 iii. p. 324, pi. 52. 



8p. 181. R. Arnoglosaus. Scald-fish. Body comparatively 

 narrow ; scales large, thin deciduous, and finely ciliated ; 



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