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were place d, as in all other animals, one on each side 

 of the head, it is plain that the Flat-fishes, habitually 

 grovelling in the manner described, would be deprived 

 of the sight of one eye, which being always buried 

 in the mud, would be quite useless. To meet this 

 difficulty the spine is distorted, taking, near the head, 

 a sudden twist to one side ; and thus the two eyes 



TUUBOT-BOAT OFF SCARBOROUGH. 



are placed on the side which is kept uppermost, where 

 both are available. The inferior side of a Flat-fish 

 is always white. The Turbot is the most highly 

 esteemed of this family, and perhaps of all our fishes, 

 the flesh being of very delicate flavour, The Sole i.. 

 also a valuable fish. Both of these species are taken 

 chiefly by trawl-nets, but the former is also caught 

 with the hook. 



