PISCES THORACIGI. PLEURONECTES. 
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to the tail. The pectoral fins situated low, and consist of short declining rays; the ventral a little more forward 
than the pectoral. The caudal undivided, oblong, juts out a little obtusely at the middle. 
The colour of the upper side a dark gray, the lower, or blind side, a dull white. 
Feet. Inches. Lines. 
Length from the rostrum to the middle of the caudal fin------i o 3 
Breadth - -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -o 4 3 
No. LNX. 
Pleuronectes oculis dextris; corpore oblonga ovata, pinnis dorsi unique caudali junctis, sed 
non coadunatis-, cauda brevi, rotundata. 
The Pleuronectes with eyes on the right side; an oblong-ovate body; the dorsal and 
anal fins join the caudal, without coalescing; the tail short and rounded. 
Galled by the Natives Jerree Potoo. A. 
B. v. D. 68. P. 6. V. 4. A. 59. G. 18. 
The body oblong-ovate, much compressed; covered with very small orbicular scales, ciliate, imbricate, and 
rough to the touch ; dark on one side and whitish on the other. 
The head very small, short, compressed, the front and rostrum carinated. 
The mouth terminal, small, curve; the lips thickish, the lower (on the right side) being curled and hairy. 
A few very small, sharp, teeth only visible on the left side, at the corner of the curled mouth. The tongue 
small, smooth, immoveable. The eyes near the rostrum, and close on the corner of the mouth, small, orbi¬ 
cular. The nostrils double, the anterior with a small valve. 
The branchial operculum consists of one lamina; the membrane concealed. 
The trunk. The back and abdomen carinate; the sides much compressed ; the tail thin. The lateral line, 
after making an arch over the eyes, runs straight along the middle of the tail. The anus thoracic, between 
the ventral fins. 
The Jins. The dorsal rising from near the mouth, is continued to the tail; the anal fin on the opposite 
edge, joins also with the tail, but neither in such a manner as not to be distinguished from the caudal rays: 
both are narrow, only widening a very little in the middle; the pectoral are situated near the branchial aper¬ 
ture, short, distinct, rounded; the ventral extremely small, and being partly adipose, the rays with difficulty 
can be counted; they cover the anus; the caudal small and round. 
The colour, as already remarked, dark on one side, and whitish on the other. The dorsal and anal fins are 
of a darkish brown, with a narrow white edging. 
Inches. 
The length, - -- -- - - - - - - - 9 
breadth, - -- -- -- -- -- - 3 
REMARKS. 
This species appears seldom, and is never brought to the European tables. 
Another species still more different from the common sole, and which is found in abundance, will be 
mentioned hereafter. 
