OF FISHES. 
213 
FLOUNDER. 
The Flounder differs little or nothing in 
shape from the plaice, unless that it is a little 
longer in the hotly, and when fully grown, 
is somewhat thicker. The back is of a dark 
olive colour, with numerous red spots. Some 
Flounders have spots of a yellowish colour, 
both on the back and fins. They are to be 
found in almost all the northern seas, as well 
as in many large rivers. In the winter they 
deposit their ova, and are in best season for 
the table during the summer. 
