FLOUNDER 



tended duration, and may take place during any of the 

 first six months of the year. A great number of eggs 

 are laid, and these are so light that, instead of sinking, 

 they float on the surface of the sea. The young fry are 



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at first kept going by the absorption of the remaining 

 yolk, but in a few weeks the perfect little Flounder finds 

 itself in an immense world of life in which, perchance, it 

 may be destined to play no unimportant part. 



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