Pacific sand sole
For the Atlantic and Mediterranean fish, see Sand sole.
| Psettichthys | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Pleuronectiformes |
| Family: | Pleuronectidae |
| Genus: | Psettichthys Girard, 1854 |
| Species: | P. melanostictus |
| Binomial name | |
| Psettichthys melanostictus Girard, 1854 | |
The Pacific sand sole, Psettichthys melanostictus, is the only fish in the genus Psettichthys of the Pleuronectidae family. It is a flatfish and inhabits northeastern Pacific waters where it lives on sandy bottoms at depths of 1–325 m (3.3–1,066.3 ft).[1] It feeds on other fish, worms, crustaceans and molluscs. It reaches a length of 63 cm (25 in).[1]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2014). "Psettichthys melanostictus" in FishBase. May 2014 version.