dab

Limanda limanda

Pleuronectid Fish from One Hundred Meters

Temperate
Northern Hemisphere
Regional distribution
Marine fish
Atlantic Ocean
Europe
Deep-bodied
Medium
Temperate fish

The common dab (Limanda limanda) is an edible flatfish of the family Pleuronectidae. It is a demersal fish native to shallow seas around Northern Europe, in particular the North Sea, where it lives on sandy bottoms down to depths of about 100 metres (330 ft). It can reach 40 centimetres (16 in) in length and can weigh up to 1 kilogram (2.2 lb), though most specimens grow no longer than 20 centimetres (7.9 in).

Class: Teleosts
Order: Flatfishes
Family: Pleuronectidae
Genus: Limanda
Maximum length: 40 cm
Water: Marine
Body shape: deep_bodied
Distribution: Northeast Atlantic: Bay of Biscay to Iceland and Norway; Barents and White seas; also Baltic Sea.
Conservation status: LCLeast Concern

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