Pacific sand sole
The Pacific sand sole (Psettichthys melanostictus), also known as simply sand sole, is a flatfish species inhabiting the northeastern Pacific waters where it lives on sandy bottoms. The only species in the genus, Psettichthys, it ranges from the Bering Sea to Northern California.
| Pacific sand sole | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Pleuronectiformes |
| Family: | Pleuronectidae |
| Genus: | Psettichthys Girard, 1854 |
| Species: | P. melanostictus |
| Binomial name | |
| Psettichthys melanostictus Girard, 1854 | |
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