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Sweet and succulent... like lemon sole

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Dab, pictured above, are brown flatfish that can weigh up to 2.2lbs and grow to 16 inches long

Both eyes are normally on the right-hand side of the body

But some dab are ‘left handed’ and have their eyes on the left

Celebrity chef Jamie Oliver says dab tastes ‘sweet and succulent’, a little like lemon sole

They are often discarded by fishing vessels as ‘bycatch’ although some ships are beginning to target them

Like most flatfish, the young are born round before transformi­ng into their flat shape once they reach an inch in length

The fish start to reproduce at two years old, and can live up to 11 years

Their diet consistrs of small sea creatures such as marine worms, shellfish, and sand eels

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