| Pacific sand sole | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Pleuronectiformes |
| Family: | Pleuronectidae |
| Subfamily: | Pleuronectinae |
| Genus: | Psettichthys Girard, 1854 |
| Species: | P. melanostictus
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| Binomial name | |
| Psettichthys melanostictus Girard, 1854
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The Pacific sand sole (Psettichthys melanostictus), also known as simply sand sole, is a species of flatfish found in the north-eastern Pacific waters where it lives on sandy bottoms. It is the only species in the genus Psettichthys, and ranges from the Bering Sea to northern California.
- ^ Bryan, M.; Spies, I.; Stevenson, D.; Munroe, T.A. (2021). "Psettichthys melanostictus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2021: e.T158633166A158638106. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2021display_parents=2-3.RLTS.T158633166A158638106.en. Retrieved 5 August 2023.