Pegusa lascaris (Risso 1810)

Bariche, Michel & Fricke, Ronald, 2020, The marine ichthyofauna of Lebanon: an annotated checklist, history, biogeography, and conservation status, Zootaxa 4775 (1), pp. 1-157 : 103-104

Pegusa lascaris (Risso 1810) —Sand sole

Taxonomy. First record from Lebanon as Pegusa lascaris, Risso = Solea lascaris, Risso by Gruvel (1931: 82); subsequently recorded as Solea lascaris Bonaparte 1832 by George et al. (1964: 24). Material in collection: AUBM and USNM.

Distribution. Mediterranean Sea, Sea of Marmara, Black Sea, eastern Atlantic: British Isles south to South Africa.

Conservation. IUCN: Global ( LC: 20 May 2013); Med. (DD: 29 February 2008). Capture and threats: Unknown. Occurrence: Rare. Low priority for conservation action .