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NATURAL HISTORY 
PLAICE. 
The Plaice is a small, flat, firm fish, and 
5s sometimes a foot or more in length, and 
about seven inches broad. The upper part 
of the fins are of a clear brown colour, and 
marked with spots of orange: the belly is 
white. Ill the beginning of the month o! 
February they spawn. The Plaice some- 
times exceeds seven or eight pounds W 
weight, and when increased to this bulk, 
bears some resemblance to the turbot; the 
flesh, however, is widely different, being 
soft and almost tasteless. They are salted 
and dried in some countries, as articles oi 
commerce. In their habits they are nearly 
allied to the flounder. 
