Common Dab (Limanda limanda)

FishverifiedLeast Concern

Limanda limanda

(Linnaeus, 1758)

Common Dab

Also known as: Schar, Dab, Garve, Sand Dab, Garve Fluke

Verified againstWoRMS

About

Habitat

Demersal

Depth

20–150 m

Max size

40 cm

Max weight

1 kg

Diet

Hunting macrofauna (predator)

Lifespan

12 yrs

Taxonomy

Class

Teleostei

Order

Pleuronectiformes

Family

Pleuronectidae

Where to find it

common

Denmark Ireland Sweden United Kingdom

occasional

France (Atlantic)Norway

Other species in Pleuronectidae

Lemon Sole (Microstomus kitt)

Microstomus kitt

Lemon Sole

European Flounder (Platichthys flesus)

Platichthys flesus

European Flounder

European Plaice (Pleuronectes platessa)

Pleuronectes platessa

European Plaice

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