Dab is a common name for several species of marine flat fish of the families Bothidae and Pleuronectidae, the flat fishes, particularly species of the genusLimanda and in North America Limanda and Citharichthys. The common dab is of a pale-brownish colour spotted with white on the side which it usually keeps uppermost, and white on the underside, and has rougher scales than the other members of the same genus. It is preferred to the flounder for the table. Research Dab
Limanda is a genus of marine flatfish, brown or greyish in colour with irregular dark markings and close-set scales. They grow to about 30 cm in length and are commonly known by the name dab or European dab. Research Limanda
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Research Dab
