a fish belonging to the family of flatfishes, which includes also the sole, turbot, halibut, plaice and flounder. The dab is of a pale brownish color, spotted with white on the side which it usually keeps uppermost, and plain white on the underside. It has rougher scales than the other members of the same genus. It is preferred to the flounder for the table. The dab is found on the shores of northern Europe and is common on the sandy coasts of Great Britain.