Blackhand sole

Blackhand sole
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Pleuronectiformes
Family: Soleidae
Genus: Pegusa
Species: P. nasuta
Binomial name
Pegusa nasuta
(Pallas, 1814)
Synonyms
  • Pleuronectes nasutus Pallas, 1814
  • Pegusa impar nasuta (Pallas, 1814)
  • Solea lascaris nasuta (Pallas, 1814)
  • Solea nasuta (Pallas, 1814)
  • Solea bleekeri Boulenger, 1898
  • Pegusa impar (non Bennett, 1831)

The blackhand sole (Pegusa nasuta) is a fish species in the Soleidae family, common in the Mediterranean Sea, the Black Sea, and the Sea of Azov.[1] It was considered a subspecies of the sand sole in past, as Pegusa lascaris nasuta.[2] Therefore, it is sometimes mistakenly mentioned for the Black Sea fauna as Pegusa lascaris.[3] Marine subtropical demersal fish, up to 17 cm long.

References

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  1. ↑ Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2012). "Pegusa nasuta" in FishBase. December 2012 version.
  2. ↑ Vasilyeva E.D. (2007) Fishes of the Black Sea, VNIRO, Moscow, 238 pp. (in Russian)
  3. ↑ Movchan Yu.V. (2011) Fish of Ukraine, Kiev, 422 pp. (in Ukrainian)


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