Pleuronectidae

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).