Scientific Name
Pegusa nasuta

Common Name
Blackhand sole

Biology
Dorsal spines (total): 0; Dorsal soft rays (total): 61-74; Anal spines: 0; Anal soft rays: 45 - 59; Vertebrae: 32 - 37. Brown with darker spots and flecks; right pectoral fin blackish (Ref. 3200).

Classification

Classified By

Pallas, 1814

Class

Ray-finned fishes (Actinopterygii)

Order

Flatfishes (Pleuronectiformes)

Family

Soles (Soleidae)

Distribution

Region

Northern Mediterranean Sea, Black Sea, Sea of Azov.

Distribution

Northern Mediterranean Sea, Black Sea, Sea of Azov.

Range

Unknown

Environment

Climate

Subtropical

Water Temperature From

Unknown °C

Water Temperature To

Unknown °C

Depth From - meters

1 m

Depth To - meters

60 m

Zone

demersal

Environment

Marine; brackish; demersal; oceanodromous (Ref. 51243); depth range 1 - 60 m (Ref. 3200)

Trophic Level

3.43 s.e. 0.47 Based on food items.

Occurs in Marine / Salt water

True

Occurs in Brackish water

True

Occurs in Fresh Water

False

Occurs on Reefs

False

Is kept in Aquariums

False

Physical Size and Genetics

Maximum Length

17.0 cm

Common Length

Unknown cm

Phylogenetic Diversity Index

PD50 = 0.5312 many relatives (e.g. carps) 0.5 - 2.0 few relatives (e.g. lungfishes)

Human Uses and Population

Human Uses

Unknown

Vulnerability

Low vulnerability (24 of 100)

Resilience

High, minimum population doubling time less than 15 months (Preliminary K or Fecundity.)

Threat To Humans

Harmless

IUCN Red List Status

Not Evaluated