Fish of the Pegusa genus of the Soleoidei subfamily of the Soleidae family of the Pleuronectoidei suborder of the Pleuronectiformes (flatfishes) order of the Acanthopterygii superorder.
(Adriatic sole. Photo by © A.M. Arias. ictioterm.es)
Adriatic sole (Pegusa impar) was first described in 1840 by the British surgeon and traveler Frederick Debell Bennett (1806-1859).
It lives at the depth of 5-80 meters. It prefers to swim near the sandy and pebble bottom. The maximum recorded length is 35 cm; specimens up to 18 cm long are more common. It feeds on mollusks and sea worms.
(Adriatic sole. Photo by © Paraskevi K. Karachle (Voula). fishbase.org)
It is a permanent inhabitant of the Adriatic Sea.
Names of Adriatic sole (Pegusa impar) in other languages are as follows:
Gjuhëza e Adriatikut (Albanian), Γλώσσα Aδριατικής (Gljossa Adriatikis) (Greek), Sortija adriática (Spanish), Sogliola adriatica (Italian), Adriatische Seezunge (German), Адриатическая солея (Adriaticheskaja soleja) (Russian), List jadranski (Serbian, Croatian, Slovenian), Sole adriatique (French).