Pegusa lascaris Sand sole

Pegusa lascaris is commonly referred to as Sand sole. Difficulty in the aquarium: Not for beginners. A aquarium size of at least 3000 Liter is recommended. Toxicity: Toxic hazard unknown.

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lexID:

6620 

AphiaID:

127156 

Scientific:

Pegusa lascaris 

German:

Sandzunge 

English:

Sand Sole 

Category:

Flounders & Soles 

Family tree:

Animalia (Kingdom) > Chordata (Phylum) > Actinopterygii (Class) > Pleuronectiformes (Order) > Soleidae (Family) > Pegusa (Genus) > lascaris (Species) 

Initial determination:

(Risso, ), 1810 

Occurrence:

the Black Sea, Adriatic Sea (Mediterranean), Algeria, Angola, East-Atlantic Ocean, European Coasts, Madeira, Senegal, Spain, the British Isles, the Canary Islands, the Cape Verde Archipelago, the Isle of Man, the Mediterranean Sea, Togo, Uruguay, West Africa 

Size:

11.81" - 15.75" (30cm - 40cm) 

Temperature:

°F - 73.4 °F (°C - 23°C) 

Food:

Amphipods, Clams, Crustaceans, Decapods, Fish larvae, Invertebrates, Krill, Mysis, Rock shrimps, Schrimps, Snails, Worms, Zoobenthos, Zooplankton 

Tank:

659.94 gal (~ 3000L)  

Difficulty:

Not for beginners 

Offspring:

None 

Toxicity:

Toxic hazard unknown 

CITES:

Not evaluated 

Related species at
Catalog of Life:

• Pegusa cadenati
• Pegusa impar
• 
  Pegusa lascaris
  Sandzunge
• Pegusa nasuta
• Pegusa triophthalma

 

Author:

Meerwasser-Lexikon Team

Publisher:

Meerwasser-Lexikon.de

Created:

2014-01-18 17:03:05 

Last edit:

2014-01-18 17:03:05 

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