Sand sole (Pegusa lascaris)

Scientific name: Pegusa lascaris Risso, 1810

Sand sole (Pegusa lascaris)

The Sand sole (Pegusa lascaris) is a brackish-water fish of the family Soleidae. Native range: Eastern Atlantic, northeastern to southeastern Atlantic; perhaps Gulf of Guinea; the Mediterranean Sea and Black Sea; reported from Suez Canal; and Sea of Azov.

Biology

Found on gravel, sand or mud. Feeds on a wide range of small marine bivalves; mainly on crustaceans such as amphipods, mysids, shrimps, decapods, bivalves and polychaetes.

Source: FishBase, licensed CC BY-NC 4.0.

Species facts

Scientific name
Pegusa lascaris
Family
Soleidae (Soles)
Order
Pleuronectiformes (Flatfishes)
Class
Actinopterygii (Ray-finned fishes)
Maximum length
40.0
Common length
30.0
Depth range
5–350 m (16–1148 ft)
Environment
Marine; brackish; demersal; depth range 5 - 350 m, usually 20 - 50 m
Climate
Subtropical
Distribution
Eastern Atlantic: northeastern to southeastern Atlantic; perhaps Gulf of Guinea; the Mediterranean Sea and Black Sea; reported from Suez Canal; and Sea of Azov.
Conservation status (IUCN)
Not Evaluated
Threat to humans
Harmless
Uses
Fisheries: minor commercial
Resilience
Medium, minimum population doubling time 1.4 - 4.4 years (K=0.41; tm=4; tmax=15)

Sources

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

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