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  THE 
  VEBTEBRATE 
  FAUNA 
  OF 
  " 
  DEE.' 
  

  

  "Occurs 
  at 
  intervals 
  along 
  our 
  whole 
  line 
  of 
  coast." 
  (Edward.) 
  

   "Not 
  common." 
  (M'Intosh.) 
  

  

  This 
  species 
  is 
  occasionally 
  cast 
  upon 
  the 
  beach 
  at 
  Aber- 
  

   deen 
  after 
  storms, 
  and 
  is 
  not 
  infrequently 
  brought 
  in 
  by 
  

   trawlers. 
  

  

  Genus 
  ARNOGLOSSUS, 
  Bleeker. 
  

  

  Arnoglossus 
  megastoma, 
  Donovan. 
  "Sail 
  Fluke." 
  "Whiff." 
  

   " 
  Megrim." 
  " 
  Merry 
  Sole." 
  

  

  " 
  Several 
  of 
  these 
  have 
  been 
  caught 
  in 
  the 
  harbour 
  at 
  

   Peterhead, 
  but 
  they 
  are 
  by 
  no 
  means 
  a 
  fish 
  that 
  is 
  plentiful 
  

   upon 
  our 
  coast." 
  (Arbuthnot.) 
  " 
  This 
  species 
  seems 
  to 
  be 
  

   rather 
  rare 
  with 
  us." 
  (Edward.) 
  Not 
  mentioned 
  by 
  Parnell 
  

   for 
  the 
  Firth 
  of 
  Forth. 
  "Occasionally." 
  (M'Intosh.) 
  "Not 
  

   uncommon 
  off 
  Wick." 
  (Peach.) 
  

  

  This 
  is 
  a 
  species 
  that 
  does 
  not 
  readily 
  take 
  a 
  bait, 
  hence 
  

   the 
  supposition 
  that 
  it 
  is 
  rare. 
  It 
  is, 
  however, 
  taken 
  in 
  

   considerable 
  abundance 
  by 
  trawl, 
  being 
  fairly 
  numerous 
  all 
  

   along 
  the 
  east 
  coast, 
  and 
  may 
  be 
  seen 
  every 
  day 
  in 
  

   Aberdeen 
  Market. 
  

  

  [Arnoglossus 
  laterna, 
  Gunther. 
  Scald 
  Fish. 
  

  

  " 
  This 
  would 
  appear 
  to 
  be 
  another 
  very 
  scarce 
  species 
  with 
  

   us. 
  I 
  have 
  never 
  met 
  with 
  one 
  but 
  in 
  fish 
  stomachs, 
  and 
  very 
  

   seldom 
  there." 
  So 
  says 
  Edward, 
  and 
  he 
  is 
  the 
  only 
  authority 
  

   we 
  have 
  for 
  the 
  occurrence 
  of 
  this 
  species 
  upon 
  the 
  east 
  coast. 
  

   Unfortunately, 
  no 
  specimens 
  exist 
  in 
  the 
  Banff 
  Museum 
  of 
  

   Edward's 
  many 
  rarities, 
  so 
  that 
  now 
  there 
  is 
  no 
  chance 
  of 
  

   verifying 
  his 
  statements. 
  I 
  am, 
  however, 
  inclined 
  to 
  think 
  

   that 
  Edward 
  has 
  been 
  labouring 
  under 
  a 
  mistake 
  in 
  this 
  

   instance, 
  and 
  that 
  what 
  he 
  took 
  for 
  the 
  Scald 
  Fish 
  is 
  merely 
  

   the 
  young 
  of 
  the 
  Craig 
  Fluke 
  (Phuronectes 
  cynoglossus). 
  Again 
  

   the 
  question 
  arises, 
  Is 
  the 
  Scald 
  Fish 
  a 
  good 
  species? 
  Is 
  it 
  

   not 
  merely 
  the 
  young 
  of 
  the 
  one 
  just 
  mentioned? 
  If 
  not, 
  

   certainly 
  this 
  young 
  form 
  might 
  easily 
  be 
  mistaken 
  for 
  the 
  

   Scald 
  Fish. 
  

  

  Genus 
  PLEURONECTES, 
  Artedi. 
  

  

  Pleuronectes 
  platessa, 
  Linn. 
  Plaice. 
  " 
  Plash 
  Fluke." 
  

  

  In 
  great 
  abundance 
  in 
  all 
  suitable 
  localities 
  along 
  the 
  east 
  

   coast 
  ; 
  caught 
  chiefly 
  by 
  trawl. 
  

  

  