FISH NOTES 225 



SOME SOLE NOTES 



I saw an 11 -inch Sole in August 1890 that 

 was minus the caudal fin ; where the tail should be 

 was a decidedly V-shaped inlet, the dorsal and anal 

 fins rounding off and meeting like two sections of a 

 scalloped curtain. 



Only once did I meet with a left-handed Sole, i.e. 

 a Sole with the mouth opening towards the dorsal 

 fin instead of the anal fin. This variation is, I 

 believe, extremely rare. 



A queerly shaped Sole attracted my attention on 

 29th October 1891. It was curiously shortened, and 

 slightly wider than a Sole of normal shape its own 

 length. What was most curious about it was the 

 peculiarly rounded posterior end; the dorsal and 

 anal fins coming round in two curves joined the base 

 of the tail. 



In February 1895 a singularly stunted Sole was 

 brought in ; it measured 7 J inches in length, for a 

 width across of 4f inches. It was nearly a third less 

 than the normal length. 



Another stunted individual came to hand in 

 January 1898. Its length was 11^ inches ; width, 6 

 inches. 



