266 MALACOPTERYGII. — CYCLOPTERID^. 
with lighter fins ; the surface is studded with 
small bony knobs, which are not found beneath. 
The Turbot is found in considerable abund- 
ance all round the British coasts, and is the 
subject of a valuable fishery. The trawl-net is 
used for its capture, and also the deep-sea line, 
baited with some small fishes, either such as have 
great tenacity of life, to keep long in motion, or 
else such as are attractive from their brilliant 
silvery hue. The Dutch pursue the Turbot with 
more energy and success than our own fishermen, 
and a large portion of the supply for the London 
market is taken by those enterprising foreigners. 
They are said to draw no less a sum than 80,000/. 
a year from the Billingsgate market for this fish 
alone, while 12,000/. to 15,000/. are paid to the 
Danes for lobsters to be used as sauce to the 
Turbots. Our own fishery is chiefiy pursued on 
the coast of Yorkshire, Durham, and Northum- 
berland. It continues from the beginning of 
April to the middle of August. 
Family VIII. Cyclopterid^. 
(Stickers.) 
A small Family of Fishes of little value or 
importance either in a commercial or scientific 
point of view, is distinguished under the above 
name by a curious sort of sucking disk, by means 
of which they are enabled to adhere to the rocks 
of the bottom, or any other substance. This 
disk is situated on the inferior surface of the 
body, and is formed by the union of the large 
pectorals, which are connected by a membrane. 
