Common dab (Limanda limanda)

Scientific name: Limanda limanda Linnaeus, 1758

Common dab (Limanda limanda)

The Common dab (Limanda limanda) is a marine fish of the family Pleuronectidae. Native range: Northeast Atlantic, Bay of Biscay to Iceland and Norway; Barents and White seas; also Baltic Sea.

Biology

Adults live mainly on sandy bottoms, from a few meters to about 100 m. Feed mainly on crustaceans and small fishes. Batch spawner. Marketed fresh, dried or salted, smoked and frozen; eaten steamed, fried, broiled, boiled. microwaved and baked.

Source: FishBase, licensed CC BY-NC 4.0.

Species facts

Scientific name
Limanda limanda
Family
Pleuronectidae (Righteye flounders)
Order
Pleuronectiformes (Flatfishes)
Class
Actinopterygii (Ray-finned fishes)
Maximum length
40.0
Depth range
20–150 m (66–492 ft)
Environment
Marine; demersal; oceanodromous; depth range 20 - 150 m
Climate
Temperate
Distribution
Northeast Atlantic: Bay of Biscay to Iceland and Norway; Barents and White seas; also Baltic Sea.
Conservation status (IUCN)
Not Evaluated
Threat to humans
Harmless
Uses
Fisheries: commercial
Resilience
Medium, minimum population doubling time 1.4 - 4.4 years (K=0.3-0.6; tm=2-3; tmax=12; Fec=50,000)

Sources

Taxonomy, distribution and biology data: FishBase (Froese, R. and D. Pauly, eds.), licensed CC BY-NC 4.0.

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