Pleuronectidae

sand sole

Psettichthys melanostictus

Sixty Three Centimeters Pleuronectid Fish from Eastern Pacific

• White
• Temperate
• Regional distribution
• Marine fish
• Pacific Ocean
• North America
• Deep-bodied
• Large
• Temperate fish

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.