Long Rough Dab

Fact File:

Common Name(s):
Long Rough Dab

Scientific Name:
Hippoglossoides platessoides

Usual Size:
20-30 cm

UK Record Weights from rod/line:

Shore:

Boat:

0-05-08 Coulport, Loch Long, Scotland I McGrath 1975

MAFF Minimum Size: Shore: Boat:
NFSA minimum size, shore: 20 cm; boat: 20 cm
Identification:
Right-sided flatfish with rough upper surface and large mouth. Unlike the dab, the lateral line curves only slightly above the pectoral fin.

Breeding:
In the North Sea, breeding occurs during January to May in depths of 150-200 m. Females produce up to 300,000 eggs. Larvae move to the bottom before metamorphosis is complete. Sexually mature at about 3 years (25 cm).

Habitat:
Bottom-living in 10-400 m of water, on soft ground.

Food:
Small fishes, brittlestars and crustaceans.

Range:
Throughout UK waters.

Additional Notes:

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