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
The Sea of Azov ( Crimean Tatar: ''Azaq deñizi''; russian: Азовское море, Azovskoye more; uk, Азовське море, Azovs'ke more) is a sea in Eastern Europe connected to the Black Sea by the narrow (about ) Strait of Kerch, ...
. 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''.
[Movchan Yu.V. (2011) Fish of Ukraine, Kiev, 422 pp. (in Ukrainian)] Marine subtropical
demersal fish
Demersal fish, also known as groundfish, live and feed on or near the bottom of seas or lakes (the demersal zone).Walrond Carl . "Coastal fish - Fish of the open sea floor"Te Ara - the Encyclopedia of New Zealand. Updated 2 March 2009 They occ ...
, up to 17 cm long.
References
Pegusa
Fish described in 1814
Fish of the Mediterranean Sea
Fish of the Adriatic Sea
Fish of the Black Sea
Fish of Europe
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