Common dab
Common dab | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Actinopterygii |
Order: | Pleuronectiformes |
Family: | Pleuronectidae |
Genus: | Limanda |
Species: | L. limanda
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Binomial name | |
Limanda limanda | |
Common dab range.[2] | |
Synonyms | |
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The common dab (Limanda limanda) is an edible
Taxonomy and nomenclature
The etymology of the name dab is unclear, but the modern English use seems to originate from the Middle English dabbe.[5] It is first recorded in the late 16th century.[6]
The common dab was first named Pleuronectes limanda by Carl Linnaeus in the 1758 10th edition of Systema Naturae. It has also been moved to other genera, including Liopsetta, and is now known as Limanda limanda.[7]
Identification
The common dab has a similar appearance to both the
Diet
The common dab's diet consists of
Distribution
The common dab is a bottom dweller, found in coastal waters in the northeastern Atlantic Ocean. Its range extends from the Bay of Biscay to Iceland and the White Sea and includes the North Sea and the western part of the Baltic Sea.[9]
Commercial fishing
The dab is an abundant fish and until recently was mostly ignored as a commercial fish, with most dab only retained when they were caught as by-catch of other targeted species.[10][11] However, the declining numbers of other food fish such as cod and haddock has seen dab become an increasingly important commercial species.[12] They are now targeted by an increasing number of commercial vessels, especially in the North Sea. A number of high-profile celebrity chefs such as Jamie Oliver have attempted to get people to eat more dab in order to take the pressure off the species of commercial fish which are currently heavily exploited.[13]
References
- . Retrieved 11 November 2021.
- ^ International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) 2014. Limanda limanda. In: IUCN 2015. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2015.2. "The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species". Archived from the original on 2014-06-27. Retrieved 2011-01-24.. Downloaded on 23 July 2015.
- Fishbase. 15 January 2009. Archived from the originalon 2 March 2006. Retrieved 2009-05-12.
- ^ a b c Picton, B.E.; Morrow, C.C. (2005). "Limanda limanda". Encyclopaedia of Marine Life of Britain and Ireland. Habitas Online. Archived from the original on 2 August 2005. Retrieved 2009-04-28.
- ^ "dab". The American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition. Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. 2006. Archived from the original on January 4, 2013. Retrieved 2009-05-12.
- ^ "dab". Random House Unabridged Dictionary. Random House. 2006. Archived from the original on January 4, 2013. Retrieved 2009-05-12.
- Fishbase. 7 May 2005. Retrieved 2009-05-12.
- ^ "Dab: Limanda limanda". NatureGate. Retrieved 2013-12-17.
- ^ "Species factsheet: Limanda limanda". Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Retrieved 2013-12-17.
- ISBN 978-0-7614-7266-7.
- ISBN 978-1-872349-07-7.
- ^ "Dab". British Sea Fishing. 6 September 2012. Retrieved 8 May 2014.
- ^ "Mediterranean-style Dab". JamieOliver.com. Retrieved 8 May 2014.
External links
- Media related to Limanda limanda at Wikimedia Commons
- Data related to Limanda limanda at Wikispecies