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Pegusa lascaris (Risso, 1810)

Sand sole
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Portugal country information

Common names: Gafo, Linguado de areia, Linguado-da-areia
Occurrence: native
Salinity: marine
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Uses: no uses
Comments: Known from Porto and Algarve (Ref. 42710).
National Checklist: Portugal
Country Information: https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/resources/the-world-factbook/geos/po.html
National Fisheries Authority:
Occurrences: Occurrences Point map
Main Ref: Afonso-Dias, I., C. Reis and J.P. Andrade, 2002
National Database: Portuguese Freshwater Fishes

Common names from other countries

Sole-pole, Lenguado de arena, Atlantic sole, ... more

Classification / Names Common names | Synonyms | Catalog of Fishes(genus, species) | ITIS | CoL | WoRMS | Cloffa

Teleostei (teleosts) > Pleuronectiformes (Flatfishes) > Soleidae (Soles)
Etymology: Pegusa: The old name of the Cnidus, the city in Asia minos where the Atheniasn defeated Spartans in a naval battle near 394 BC.
  More on author: Risso.

Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range Ecology

Marine; brackish; demersal; depth range 5 - 350 m (Ref. 4710), usually 20 - 50 m (Ref. 26999).   Subtropical; 57°N - 17°S, 18°W - 42°E

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