264 MALACOPTERYGII. PLEURONECTID^. 
marine^ and are scattered over the Mediterra- 
nean, Atlantic, and Pacific. Their fiesh is gene- 
rally in esteem. 
Genus Rhombus. (Cuvier.) 
The Turbots and Topknots are generically dis- 
tinguished by the following characters. The 
jaws and throat {pharynx) are furnished with 
small, pointed, close-set teeth : the dorsal fin com- 
TURBOT. 
mences between the upper eye and the muzzle, 
and extends almost to the caudal, as does the 
anal on the opposite side : the eyes and colour 
are generally on the left side. 
