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Sand dab. Small flatfish unique to the Pacific Ocean. A favorite of JAMES BEARD, who in his native Oregon dusted them with flour and fried them whole, sand dabs are cherished especially by smug Californians who like to lord their region’s culinary superiority over others (and who dismiss the larger Atlantic fish passed off as a sand dab as a variety of plaice).