Genus

Psettichthys

Psettichthys melanostictus. Photo: (c) Anna Caro, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-ND)

The Pacific sand sole, Psettichthys melanostictus, is the only fish in the genus, Psettichthys, in the, Pleuronectidae, family. It is a flatfish and inhabits northeastern Pacific waters where it lives on sandy bottoms.

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Humboldt Life
- Kingdom: Animalia (Animals)
  - Phylum: Chordata (Chordates)
    - Subphylum: Vertebrata (Vertebrates)
      - Class: Actinopterygii (Ray-finned fishes)
        Order: Carangiformes (Barracudas, jacks, remoras, flounders, billfishes, and allies)
        Suborder: Pleuronectoidei (Flatfishes)
        Family: Pleuronectidae (Righteye flounders)
        Subfamily: Pleuronectinae
        Genus: Psettichthys
        Species: Psettichthys melanostictus (Sand sole)

Subtaxa

Species: Psettichthys melanostictus (Sand sole)

Genus

Psettichthys

Subtaxa

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