FISHES. THORACICI. 18. Sparus. OHT 



; the dorfal and anal fins covered with fcales nearly to the middle : 

 dbrfal-fingj-r&yed; pectoral 10 : ventral 8; anal 83 ; tail rounded, 

 17 -rayed; 



53. PI. Amoglossus. White, transparent, very thinj with 

 small very deciduous scales. 



Smooth Sole. Pennant Brit. Zoo I. iii.jft. 233. a. 10&. 



B. Eyes both on the left side of the head. 



54. PI. tufrerculat us. Body nearly Circular, grey-brown 

 with blackish variations, rough with horny tu- 

 bercles. 



Turbot. Donovan's Fishes t. 46. Shaw Z'o'ol. iv.'t. 45. 



Body growing to a large size, covered with obtufe spinous tuber- 

 cles : head broad, lower-jaw longer: Yateral-line in the middle, 

 arched over the pectoral-fin : fins yellowish, with black marks: 

 dorsal-fin 60-rayed ; pectoral 12 ; ventral 6 ■; andl 43 ; tail rounded, 

 17-rayed. 



55. Pi. Rhombus. Rhombic, brown With dusky and white 

 spots* ♦ smooth : 4 first rays of the dorsal-fin rami- 

 fied, with the membrane lacerated between each 

 branch. 



Pearl, Brill. Sowerby Brit. Mifcel. i. 50. Donovan t. 95. 



Body refembling the Turbot, but is of a fmaller size, and without 

 the fpinous tubercles; the fcales are alfo larger': dorfa\-fin 71- 

 rayed ; pectoral 12 ; ventral 6; anal 57 ; tail rounded, 16-rayed. 



56. PI. Megastoma. Oblong, livid-brown with black 

 marks : mouth large , the lower-jaw protruded : la- 

 teral-line much curved over the pectoral-fin. 



Whiff. Donovan's Fishes iii. tab. 51. 



Body thick, with large rough fcales: head elongated : tongue su- 

 bulate-conic, white : iris yellowish, pupil black : mouth full of 

 fmall teeth: fins wider in the middle, fpotted with black- 

 dorfal-fin 85-rayed ; pectoral 13; ventral 5 ; anal 61 ; tail rounded, 

 fcaly at thd bafe, 19-rayed, 



57. PI. Cyclops. Brown with dusky ocellate spots: dor- 

 sal and anal-fins pointed in the middle: left eye placed 

 in the angle of the head, and visible on both surfaces 

 of the body . 



Cyclops flounder. Donovan's Fishes tab. 90. 



Body roundish, fmooth, brown with dusky fpots inclofed ia ft 

 whitish circle : lateral-line much curved over the pectoral-fin : 

 middle-rays of the dorsal&nd anal-fins longer than the rest, and end- 

 ing in a point : left eve vertical, and visible on the under side of the 

 body: dorsal-fin 66-rayed ; pectoral 11; ventral 7 ; anal 52: tail 

 rounded, 16-rayed. 



18. SPARU8. Gilthead. 



58. Sp. Aurata. Over the eyes 2 pale semilunar spots 

 edged with gold: behind the head each side a 

 blackish- purple round spot intersected by the late- 

 ral line. 



Lunulated Gilthead. Donovan t. 8g. Block t. 266. 



Body growing to 6 or 8 pounds weight, silvery inclining; to red 

 on the back : iris silvery : head glossed with gold', efpecially at the 

 lower futures of the gill-covers : tail with fometimes a black fpot 

 near it: dorsal-fin 24-rayed • pectoral 11; ventral 6; anaj 14; 

 caudal »6-rayed, 



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