Cadenat's sole (Pegusa cadenati)

Scientific name: Pegusa cadenati Chabanaud, 1954

Cadenat's sole (Pegusa cadenati)

The Cadenat's sole (Pegusa cadenati) is a marine fish of the family Soleidae. Native range: Eastern Atlantic, Known only from Cape Verde. Reported from the Gulf of Guinea.

Biology

Occurs in shallow waters on sandy bottoms.

Source: FishBase, licensed CC BY-NC 4.0.

Species facts

Scientific name
Pegusa cadenati
Family
Soleidae (Soles)
Order
Pleuronectiformes (Flatfishes)
Class
Actinopterygii (Ray-finned fishes)
Maximum length
18.0
Depth range
10–30 m (33–98 ft)
Environment
Marine; demersal; depth range 10 - 30 m
Climate
Tropical
Distribution
Eastern Atlantic: Known only from Cape Verde. Reported from the Gulf of Guinea.
Conservation status (IUCN)
Not Evaluated
Threat to humans
Harmless
Uses
Fisheries: commercial
Resilience
High, minimum population doubling time less than 15 months (Preliminary K or Fecundity.)

Sources

Taxonomy, distribution and biology data: FishBase (Froese, R. and D. Pauly, eds.), licensed CC BY-NC 4.0.

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