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TAB. L. 



PLEURONECTES Rhombus. 

 Fearl, Brill. 



Class 4. Pisces. Order 3 . Thoracici. 

 Div. Eyes on the left side. 



Gen. Char. Head small. Eyes spherical, both 

 on the same side the head, and near each other. 

 Mouth arched : jaws unequal, toothed. Gill- 

 membrane with 4 — 7 rays ; the cover mostly of 

 three laminae. Bodi/ convex and coloured above, 

 flat and paler beneath. Fent near the head. — 

 Turt. 



Spec. Char. Body smooth, rhomboidal ; four first 

 rays of the dorsal fin ramified, with the mem- 

 brane lacerated between each branch. 



Syn. Gmel. V. 1. 1235. 



1 HE London fishermen often call this the Turbot, and to 

 those unacquainted with that fish this is sometimes sold as 

 such. It is known by the name of the Brill in common. 

 It seems, however, to be the Pearl of most authors. It 

 is much less esteemed by the epicure than the Turbot, as 

 it differs in its flavour as well as in its specific characters. 

 It has no spines or conical rough bones in the skin like 



