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.
(Blackhand sole. Photo by © Vitaly Giragosov. fishbase.org)
Blackhand sole (Pegusa nasuta) was first described in 1814 by the Prussian and Russian naturalist and traveler Peter Simon Pallas (1741-1811).
It lives at a depth of 5-80 meters. It prefers to swim near the sandy and muddy bottom. The maximum recorded length is 20 cm. It feeds on crustaceans and mollusks.
(Blackhand sole. Photo by © Roberto Pillon. fishbase.org)
It is a rare inhabitant of the Adriatic Sea, rarely found in its southern part.
Names of blackhand sole (Pegusa nasuta) in other languages are as follows:
Gjuhëza e Egjeut (Albanian), Suela del Mar Egeo (Spanish), Sogliola nasuta (Italian), Носатая солея (Nosataja soleja) (Russian), List nosan, List nosati (Serbian, Croatian), Sole de Mer Egée (French).