TURBOT. 



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being over the middle of the body; tlie ventral fins broad, 

 placed very far forward, appearing like the commencement of 

 the anal fin, and only separated from it by a narrow space ; 

 the anal fin ending by short rays near the tail, and on the 

 same vertical plane as the dorsal : the caudal rays moderately 

 long, and slightly rounded. The fin-rays in number are — 



D. 64 : p. 12 : V. 6 : A. 48 : C. 15 : Vertebra 30. 



The whole of the upper or coloured side of the body 

 studded with hard roundish tubercles, the surface otherwise 

 smooth ; the scales small, the prevailing colour varying 

 shades of brown, the fins a little lighter ; the lateral line 

 arched high over the pectoral fin, then straight to the tail ; 

 the under surface of the body is smooth, and generally per- 

 fectly white. 



The vignette represents a Dutch boat. 



