Dab

The Dab (カレイ, Karei) is a saltwater fish in the introduced in. It is very similar in appearance to the Olive Flounder, another saltwater fish, which is even confused with the Dab by the player in its catch quotes in and.

In
In, the Dab is used in the Dab Meunière recipe for the Harvest Festival.

In
In, a Dab can be used as an ingredient for Franklin to cook the Fish Meunière dish on Turkey Day in the Northern Hemisphere.

Use in cooking
Dab is used as a cooking ingredient in the cooking recipes for the following items:

Donating to the museum
As with all fish and bugs in the, the Dab can be donated to the museum by talking to Blathers, the curator. When donating, Blathers will tell the player a little bit about the donation. Below is what he has to say in each game.

In
The Dab can be found in the tank at the back of the room, with other sea fish.

In
Upon donation to the museum, the information board in front of the tank that houses the dab says:

In
During a Fishing Tourney, when given a Dab, Chip will say the following:

In
During a Fishing Tourney, when given a Dab, Chip will say the following:

Real-world information
The common dab is the smallest flatfish in the world. It can be found on sandy seabeds, most commonly in the North Sea off the east coast of England.

Trivia

 * The Dab is tied with the Ray as the fish with the shortest name in the, at three letters.