Dab

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Dab NH Icon.png Dab  
Artwork of dab
Real-world info
Name: Limanda limanda
(sand dab)

Family: Pleuronectidae (right-eyed flounders)
Main appearances

Other appearances
Names in other languages
 カレイ
 가자미
 Platessa
 Kliesche
 鲽鱼
 Limande
 Gallo
 Schar
 鰈魚
 Limande
 Gallo
 Камбала

The dab (カレイ, Karei) is a sea fish in the Animal Crossing series introduced in Doubutsu no Mori e+. 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 Wild World and New Leaf.

Catch details

In Doubutsu no Mori e+

#42
Dab
"カレイを つり・・・ あれ? ほんとに?"
Translation: "I caught a dab... Huh? Is it really?"

Time of year[nb 1] Sep 26 - April 30
Time of day All day
Location Sea
Shadow size Large
Selling price  800 Bells
Feng shui None
Furniture size 1.0 x 1.0


In Wild World

#46

Dab
"I caught a dab! Didja see it? You're a dab, right?"

Description About half the size of olive flounders, they like to bury themselves in the sand.
Time of year Oct – Apr
Time of day All day
Peak times Nov – Mar
Location Sea
Shadow size Medium
Fish size 50 cm
Rarity -
Selling price  300 Bells
Furniture size 1.0 x 1.0


In City Folk

#51

Dab
"I caught a dab! And I'm feeling fab!"

Description These have flat, asymmetrical bodies. The eyes are on the right side.
Time of year Oct – Apr
Time of day All day
Peak times N/A
Location Sea
Shadow size Medium
Fish size About 20 in.
Selling price  300 Bells
Furniture size 1.0 x 1.0


In New Leaf

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

#56

Dab
"I caught a dab! I'm not just dabbling anymore!"

Time of year Oct – Apr
Time of day All day
Peak times Nov – Mar
Location Sea
Shadow size Medium
Fish size 50 cm
Selling price  300 Bells
Furniture size 1.0 x 1.0


In Pocket Camp

#33

Dab

Event availability Flounder Goals
Location Saltwater Shores
Shadow size Large
Fish size 67.2 cm - 92.8 cm
Rarity
Catch rate Cannot be caught at this time
Selling price  10 Bells
Request reward  100 Bells, 2 Heart PC Icon.png Friendship Points


In New Horizons

In New Horizons, a dab can be used as an ingredient for Franklin to cook the Fish Meunière dish on Turkey Day in the northern hemisphere.

#61

Dab
"I caught a dab! Not bad!"

Time of year North: Oct – Apr
South: Apr – Oct
Time of day All day
Location Sea
Shadow size Medium
Spawn requirement Appears from the start of the game
Selling prices  Nook's Cranny 300 Bells
 C.J. 450 Bells
Furniture size 1.0 x 1.0


Use in cooking

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

Recipes in Animal Crossing: New Horizons

# Item Image Type Buy price Available from Materials
802 Fish-and-chips fish-and-chips Savory Not for sale  Any villager
 Restaurant
Potato
Dab
852 Karei no nitsuke karei no nitsuke Savory Not for sale  Fishing
Dab
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Donating to the museum

As with all fish and bugs in the Animal Crossing series, 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 Doubutsu no Mori e+


In Wild World

When a dab is donated, Blathers will say this:

"Dabs and flounders might look alike, but the way to eat them differs, eh wot? Dab is better simmered in sauce or sauteed, while flounder is better raw. It goes to show, the palate is more discriminating than the eye..."

In City Folk

When a dab is donated, Blathers will say this:

"By the by... Just so you know, eyes on a dab are positioned on the right, but on the left on a flounder. When young, these fish are shaped like ordinary fish, but... As they mature, they start becoming flatter in preparation for adulthood! What professionalism! You can tell this is a very responsible fish, wot?"

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

In New Leaf

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

"Dabs generally have both eyes on the right side of their body, though there are some exceptions. Both types of dabs begin in infancy with an eye on each side of their body. As dabs grow, the eye on the left migrates to the right, though sometimes it doesn't move at all. Dabs dig in the sand to hide, which allows their eyes to stick up a bit to watch for danger. Because they live off of bugs and small creatures, their mouths are small, containing narrow, dull teeth."

In New Horizons

When donating to Blathers or selecting "Tell me about this!" in New Horizons, he will provide the following information about the fish:

"The dab is a flatfish that bears some resemblance to the olive flounder, though their mouths are different. Personally, I am morbidly fascinated by each fish's eye placement. The dab's eyes are both on its right side, while the olive flounder's are on the left. These fish spend lots of time lying on their sides in the sand, so the odd eye placement makes some sense... But it's-how can I put this? Creepy? Viscerally disturbing? Profoundly upsetting to fans of symmetry?"

Fishing Tourney

During a Fishing Tourney, when given a dab, Chip will say the following dialogue.

In City Folk

"Hey, just because dab is a little name doesn't mean they have little taste! Nope! Nyuuuk nyuk nyuk nyuk!"

In New Leaf

"Dab are really versatile snack fish. Stewed, grilled, fried... All good! But sashimi is easily the best. Course, I'm perfectly happy to just swallow 'em whole! It's my nature, you know? YUM!"

Gallery

Real-world information

A real-life common dab

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

Names in other languages

Japanese カレイ
karei
Flatfish

Korean 가자미
gajami
Flatfish

Simplified Chinese 鲽鱼
diéyú
European plaice

Traditional Chinese 鰈魚
Unknown

Russian Камбала
Kambala
Flatfish

Dutch Schar Dab

German Kliesche Dab

European Spanish Gallo Megrim, another kind of flatfish

European French Limande Dab

Italian Platessa European plaice



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