Biology:Blackhand sole

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Short description: Species of fish

Blackhand sole
Pegusa nasuta Limnos.jpg
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
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

The blackhand sole (Pegusa nasuta) is a fish species in the family Soleidae, 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

  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)

Wikidata ☰ Q1532303 entry