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PLEURONECTID^. 



SUBBRACHIAL 

 MALACOPTERYGII. 



PLEURONECTIDjE. 



THE BRILL. 



PEARL, KITE, BRETT, BONNET-FLEUK. 



Rhombus vulgaris, La Barbue, Cuvier, Regne An. t. ii. p. 341. 



,, non aculeatus, Willughby, p. 95, pi. F. 1. 

 Pleuronectes rhombus, Linn-seus. Bloch, pt. ii. pi. 43. 



„ ,, Pearl, Penn. Brit. Zool. vol. iii. p. 321, pi. 50. 



„ Brill, Don. Brit. Fish. pi. 97. 



Flem. Brit. An. p. 196, sp. 97. 



The Brill is a well-known fish, brought in abundance 

 to the London market, and procured from the same localities 

 and by the same modes as the Turbot ; but is not held in 

 equal estimation, being considered by some as inferior to 

 the Sole, but very superior to the Plaice. 



Dr. Neill says it is found in Aberlady Bay, where it is 

 called Bonnet-Fleuk ; it is taken also at Yarmouth, and 

 other places along our eastern coast. It is abundant on our 

 southern coast, inhabiting sandy bays as well as deep water. 



