| Common name | Longhead dab |
| Language | English |
| Type | Vernacular |
| Official trade name | No |
| Rank | 2 - (Preferred common name (unique)) |
| Country | Canada |
| Locality | |
| Ref. | McAllister, D.E., V. Legendre and J.G. Hunter, 1987 |
| Life stage | juveniles and adults |
| Sex | females and males |
| Core | morphology |
| 1st modifier | morphology |
| 2nd modifier | |
| Remarks | 'dab', from Anglo-French 'dabbe', i.e., 'flatfish' (Ref. 27888). |