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Blackhand sole

Blackhand sole
Pegusa nasuta 04.jpg
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. It was considered a subspecies of the sand sole in past, as Pegusa lascaris nasuta. Therefore, it is sometimes mistakenly mentioned for the Black Sea fauna as Pegusa lascaris. Marine subtropical demersal fish, up to 17 cm long.



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