Brill

Brill (Rhombus lœvis), a common flat fish on British and other European coasts, belonging to the same genus as the Turbot (q.v.), from which it is distinguished by its being much less high in proportion to length, by the absence of bony tubercles, by the small, almost smooth scales, by the different curve of the lateral line, by the reddish-brown spots on the grayish brown of the 'upper' side, &c. It is seldom above 8 lb. in weight, is much eaten, but lacks the firmness and delicacy of turbot.