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TAB. L. 
PLEURONECTES Rhombus. 
Pearl, Brill. 
Class 4. Pisces. Order 3. Thoracici, 
Div. Eyes on the left side. 
Gen. Char. Head small. Eyes spherical, both 
on the same side the head, and near each other. 
Mouth arched: jaws unequal, toothed. Gill- 
membrane with 4 — 7 rays •, the cover mostly of 
three laminae. Body convex and coloured above, 
flat and paler beneath. Vent near the head. — 
Turt. 
Spec. Char. Body smooth, rhomboidal ; four first 
rays of the dorsal fin ramified, with the mem- 
brane lacerated between each branch. 
Syn. Gmel. v. 1. 12 35. 
The London fishermen often call this the Turbot, and to 
those unacquainted with that fish this is sometimes sold as 
such. It is known by the name of the Brill in common. 
It seems, however, to be the Pearl of most authors. It 
is much less esteemed by the epicure than the Turbot, as 
it differs in its flavour as well as in its specific characters. 
It. has no spines or conical rough bones in the skin like 
