Pegusa

Pegusa
Sand sole (P. lascaris)
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Actinopterygii
Order:	Carangiformes
Suborder:	Pleuronectoidei
Family:	Soleidae
Genus:	Pegusa Günther, 1862
Type species
Solea aurantiaca as a synonym of Pegusa lascaris Günther 1862

Pegusa is a genus of soles native to the Eastern Atlantic Ocean, Mediterranean Sea, and Black Sea.

The currently recognized species in this genus are:¹

• Pegusa cadenati Chabanaud, 1954 (Cadenat's sole)
• Pegusa impar (E. T. Bennett, 1831) (Adriatic sole)
• Pegusa lascaris (A. Risso, 1810) (sand sole)
• Pegusa nasuta (Pallas, 1814) (blackhand sole)
• Pegusa triophthalma (Bleeker, 1863) (Cyclope sole)