. The animal creation: a popular introduction to zoology. Zoology. SUB-BEACHIAL SOFT-FINNED FISHES. 341 the other side is white. The two corners of the mouth are unequal, and it is rare to find both pec- toral fins exactly alike; the dorsal fin extends along the whole back, the anal fin occupies the lower part. Fig. 273,—imDEU side op the sole. of the body, and the ventrals seem to be continu- ations of it in front, as they are almost united one to another. The principal genera of this family are the noble Turbot and Brill (Rhombus). The valuable Sole (Solea), the gigantic Holibut {Hippo- glos
. The animal creation: a popular introduction to zoology. Zoology. SUB-BEACHIAL SOFT-FINNED FISHES. 341 the other side is white. The two corners of the mouth are unequal, and it is rare to find both pec- toral fins exactly alike; the dorsal fin extends along the whole back, the anal fin occupies the lower part. Fig. 273,—imDEU side op the sole. of the body, and the ventrals seem to be continu- ations of it in front, as they are almost united one to another. The principal genera of this family are the noble Turbot and Brill (Rhombus). The valuable Sole (Solea), the gigantic Holibut {Hippo- glossus), the Plaice, the Flounder, and the various species of Dabs and Flukes {Platessa), all of which, in a greater or less degree, are in estimation as human food. Their form is very deep, but at the same time very thin, and they are not constituted to swim as other fishes do, with their back upper- most, but lying on one side. They reside wholly upon the bottom, shuffling along by waving their flattened bodies, fringed with the dorsal and anal fins; and as they are somewhat sluggish in their movements they need concealment from their ene- mies. This is afforded to them by the side which is uppermost being of a dusky brown hue, undistin- guishable from the mud on which they rest; and so conscious are they where their safely lies, that when. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Jones, Thomas Rymer, 1810-1880. London : Society for Promoting Knowledge
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