Class IV. SOLE. ' 



It was a foot and a half long, and eleven inches 

 broad between fin and fin on the widefl part. 



The head appeared very fmall, as the dorfal fin 

 began very near its mouth, and extended very near 

 to the tail. It confifled of feventy nine rays. 



The eyes were pretty near each other. The 

 liiouth full of fmall teeth. 



The lateral line was much incurvated for the 

 Brft two inches from its origin, then continued 

 ftrait to the tail. 



The back was covered with fmall fmooth fcales^ 

 was of a light brown color, fpotted obfcurely with 

 yellow. The belly is^hite, and marked with five 

 large dufky fpots. 



It was a fi(h of goodnefs equ^l to the commo® 

 dabo 



^31 



BayAiya^^. Athen. lib. viii. /. fuperiore longiore, fquamis 



2'&^. Oppian Halieut, I. 99. utrinque afperis. ^r/^^.^«. 



La Sole. Bdon^ i^z. 32. 



BuglofTus. Rondel. 320. Gefner Pleuronedles Solea Lin. fyfi, 



pifc, 666, 457* Grono'v. Zooph. No. 



Tungen. Schone^eUe, 63. 251. Tunga, Sola. Fauno 



Pleuronedes oculis a finiftra Suec. No, 326. 



corpora oblongo, maxilla 



107, SoLEc 



THE fole is found on all our coafts, but thofe 

 on the w^iftern fhores are much fuperior in 

 fize to thofe of the north. On the former they 

 are fomctimes taken of the weight of fix or itv^n 

 0^4 pounds'^ 



