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that fish, which is rounder and brighter. The Brill is 

 truly rhomboidal, grayish brown with minute and large 

 brown spots ; the dorsal fin is curiously lacerated just above 

 the head * ; the underside has a delicate pearly whiteness^ 

 whence I suppose its name is derived. 



As it is inferior in goodness to the Turbot, so it is com- 

 monly sold cheaper. 



It is somewhat remarkable that this has not been before 

 figured, although so much spoken of. From the general 

 conversation I have had about it, it appears that the term 

 Brill has confounded and obscured the name of Pearly 

 which is scarcely known at present in London. 



A bad figure, uncoloured, may be seen in Johnstone's 

 Fishes, tab. 92. fig. 13. 



The Brill seems to be rather a rare fish excepting in the 

 London markets. I have had some very small ones, by 

 favour of the Rev. Hugh Davies, from Anglesea, under 

 the name of the Pearl. 



* A character ■we have observed in no other British flat-fish. 



