Common dab: Where It Lives, Map & Facts

Where the common dab lives – recorded in 11 countries, with quick facts from Wikidata and an introduction from Wikipedia.

Scientific name	Limanda limanda
Group	Bony fish
Status	Least concern (Wikidata, IUCN category label)
Found in	11 countries
Continents	Europe
Class	Ray-finned fish
Order	Pleuronectiformes
Family	Pleuronectidae

Where does the common dab live?

Open-licence (CC0 / CC BY) wild records published on GBIF place the common dab in 11 countries and territories across Europe.

Countries with at least a handful of records (a minimum share of the species’ records, to leave out vagrants and escapes). Records with coordinates only; captive and fossil records excluded.

Is the common dab endangered?

The common dab’s conservation status recorded in Wikidata is “Least concern” (an IUCN Red List category label). Source: Wikidata.

What kind of animal is the common dab?

The common dab (Limanda limanda) is a ray-finned fish in the order Pleuronectiformes and the family Pleuronectidae, genus Limanda. (Taxonomy from Wikidata.)

About the common dab

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).

Text in “About” is quoted from the Wikipedia article Common dab (revision 1361580755), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Changes: lead section excerpted verbatim, formatting removed. Quick facts, taxonomy and status: Wikidata Q1135526 (CC0). Countries and pin: GBIF.org occurrence records (CC0 / CC BY 4.0).