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Local specimens for the Museum of this fish are much desired, 

 and no doubt careful examination of the trawlers' captures 

 would soon enable any one to verify the existence of this northern 

 species on our coast. Under the name of ''"Witch Sole" we 

 have lately been favoured with a very fine specimen of this 

 species, which appears not to be rare on the East Coast, by 

 Mr. fm. Clift. R. 



Solea solea (Willughby). Sole. 



Solea vulgaris, Yarr., Brit. Fish., Vol. 2, p. 347. 

 „ „ Couch, Brit. Fish!, Vol. 3, p. 200, pi. 176. 



Not uncommon in this district, and attaining a large size. R. 



Solea aurantiaca, Gunther. Lemon Sole. 



Solea pegusa, Yarr., Brit. Fish., Vol. 2, p. 351 ; non Bisso. 

 Lemon Sole, Couch, Brit. Fish., Vol. 3, p. 205, pi. 178. 



Not satisfactorily known or recorded from our district, being 

 often confounded with the Lemon Dab. It is recorded from the 

 Yorkshire coast by Mr. T. Meynell, 1844, and will most likely, 

 when enquiries are made, be found on our coast also. 



Eyes on the left side. 



Rhombus rhombus (Linn.). Bkill. 



Rhombus vulgaris, Yarr., Brit. Fish., Vol. 2, p. 331; Don., pi. 95. 

 ,, ,, Couch, Brit. Fish., Vol. 3, p. 161, pi. 162. 



Bare. — Dr. G. Johnston. Brought in by the trawlers. R. 



Rhombus maximus (Linn.). Tubbot* 



Rhombus maximus, Yarr., Brit. Fish., Vol. 2, p. 324. 



„ „ Couch, Brit. Fish., Vol. 3, p. 155, pi. 161. 



By our fishermen called the Turbrat or Boddams. There is 

 a fishery for this prized fish at Burnmouth; and it is occasionally 

 taken on all parts of our coast. — Dr. G. Johnston. R. 



Rhombus ? megastoma (Donovan). Whiff. Sail Fluke. 



Pleuronectes megastoma, Donovan, pi. 51. 

 Rhombus megastoma, Yarr. Couch, Brit. Fish., Vol. 3, p. 167, 



pi. 164. 



