Sand sole

For the unrelated Pacific species, see Pacific sand sole.

The sand sole (Pegusa lascaris) is a fish species in the family Soleidae. It is a marine, subtropical, demersal fish up to 40 centimetres (16 in) long.

Sand sole
Conservation status
Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Actinopterygii
Order:	Carangiformes
Suborder:	Pleuronectoidei
Family:	Soleidae
Genus:	Pegusa
Species:	P. lascaris
Binomial name
Pegusa lascaris (Risso, 1810)
Synonyms[2]
Pleuronectes lascaris Risso, 1810 Solea lascaris (Risso, 1810) Solea scriba Valenciennes, 1837 Solea brasiliensis Kaup, 1858 Solea aurantiaca Günther, 1862 Solea auriantiaca Günther, 1862 Solea vermeuleni Metzelaar, 1919

Widespread in the northeastern and southeastern Atlantic, to the Gulf of Guinea in the south, also in the Mediterranean Sea.^[3] Recorded in the Suez Canal.^[4] During a long time the soles from the Black Sea and Sea of Azov were erroneously identified as the Blackhand sole, which was considered as subspecies P. l. nasuta (now as a different species).^[5] The modern studies confirms the presence of the sand sole in this water basin.^[6]