Common dab

Common dab
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Carangiformes
Family: Pleuronectidae
Genus: Limanda
Species:
L. limanda
Binomial name
Limanda limanda
Common dab range.[2]
Synonyms
  • Pleuronectes limanda Linnaeus, 1758
  • Liopsetta limanda (Linnaeus, 1758)
  • Pleuronectes limandula Bonnaterre, 1788
  • Limanda vulgaris Gottsche 1835

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).[3][4]

  1. ^ Monroe, T.; Costa, M.; Nielsen, J.; Herrera, J.; de Sola, L. (2014). "Limanda limanda". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2014: e.T18214863A45790133. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2014-3.RLTS.T18214863A45790133.en. Retrieved 11 November 2021.
  2. ^ International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) 2014. Limanda limanda. In: IUCN 2015. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2015.2. "The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species". Archived from the original on 2014-06-27. Retrieved 2011-01-24.. Downloaded on 23 July 2015.
  3. ^ "Limanda limanda". Fishbase. 15 January 2009. Archived from the original on 2 March 2006. Retrieved 2009-05-12.
  4. ^ Picton, B.E.; Morrow, C.C. (2005). "Limanda limanda". Encyclopaedia of Marine Life of Britain and Ireland. Habitas Online. Archived from the original on 2 August 2005. Retrieved 2009-04-28.