Limanda limanda
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Limanda limanda, commonly known as the common dab, is a small right-eyed flatfish found in the northeastern Atlantic Ocean and North Sea, valued as a commercial food fish.
Statements (51)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
flatfish
ⓘ
species of fish ⓘ |
| analFinRayCount | 45–65 ⓘ |
| binomialName | Limanda limanda NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| bodyShape | flat and oval ⓘ |
| class | Actinopterygii ⓘ |
| commercialUse | food fish ⓘ |
| commonName |
common dab
ⓘ
dab ⓘ |
| describedBy | Carl Linnaeus ⓘ |
| diet |
benthic invertebrates
ⓘ
bivalves ⓘ polychaete worms ⓘ small crustaceans ⓘ |
| distributionLimitNorth | around Barents Sea ⓘ |
| distributionLimitSouth | around Bay of Biscay ⓘ |
| dorsalFinRayCount | 65–85 ⓘ |
| eggType | pelagic eggs ⓘ |
| eyePosition | right-eyed ⓘ |
| family | Pleuronectidae NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fishingMethod | bottom trawling ⓘ |
| genus | Limanda NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| habitat |
coastal waters
ⓘ
continental shelf ⓘ gravelly seabeds ⓘ sandy seabeds ⓘ |
| IUCNStatus | Least Concern ⓘ |
| kingdom | Animalia ⓘ |
| larvalHabitat | pelagic ⓘ |
| lifespan | up to 10–12 years ⓘ |
| marketForm |
sold fresh
ⓘ
sold frozen ⓘ |
| maximumLength | 40 cm ⓘ |
| maximumWeight | about 1 kg ⓘ |
| morphologicalFeature |
brownish upper side with darker spots
ⓘ
lateral line with slight curve above pectoral fin ⓘ rough scales on eyed side ⓘ white blind side ⓘ |
| nativeRange |
Baltic Sea
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Barents Sea NERFINISHED ⓘ Bay of Biscay NERFINISHED ⓘ Icelandic waters ⓘ North Sea NERFINISHED ⓘ northeastern Atlantic Ocean NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| order | Pleuronectiformes NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| phylum | Chordata ⓘ |
| spawningHabitat | offshore waters ⓘ |
| spawningSeason | late winter to spring ⓘ |
| taxonRank | species ⓘ |
| typicalLength | 20 to 30 cm ⓘ |
| yearDescribed | 1758 ⓘ |
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