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View Mode View All Pictures Species Psettichthys melanostictus Girard    Psettichthys melanostictus was originally described as Psettichthys melanostictus by Girard in 1854. It belongs to the family Pleuronectidae and subfamily Pleuronectinae. It is commonly known as Sand sole and is known in USA (contiguous states) as sand sole, in British Columbia as Sand sole, in Canada as Sand sole, in Poland as Piaszczyca. more common names It is found in Salt water and its distribution is Eastern North Pacific.   Species Species   Higher Taxa Higher Taxa   Original Original   Subspecies Subspecies   Current Current   General General   Name History Name History   Related Pages Related Pages   Species of this Genus Species of this Genus   Species   melanostictus AuthorWI   Girard [C. F.] AuthorNI   Girard Qualification   --- Year   1854 Status   Valid Class   Osteichthyes Osteichthyes Order   Pleuronectiformes Pleuronectiformes Family   Pleuronectidae Subfamily   Pleuronectinae Pleuronectinae Genus   Psettichthys Subgenus   --- Class   Osteichthyes Order   Pleuronectiformes Family   Pleuronectidae Subfamily   Pleuronectinae Genus   Psettichthys Original Name   Psettichthys         Taxon Name   melanostictus Original Combination   Psettichthys melanostictus Original Genus   Psettichthys Original Genus Species   Psettichthys melanostictus OriginalSubGenus   Psettichthys Original Author   Girard Original AuthorWI   Girard [C. F.] Original Qualification   --- Original Year   1854 Original Family   Pleuronectidae Original SubFamily   Pleuronectinae Original Level   species Type Locality   San Francisco, California, U.S.A. Primary Code   --- Primary Type   No types known Journal   Proc. Acad. Nat. Sci. Phila. Citation   v. 7 Page   140 SubSpecies AuthorWI   --- Qualification SS   --- Original QualificationSS   --- Current Subspecies AuthorWI   --- Current Genus Species   Psettichthys melanostictus Current Species   melanostictus Current Genus   Psettichthys Current AuthorWI   Girard [C. F.] Current AuthorNI   Girard Current Year   1854 Current Family   Pleuronectidae Current Subfamily   Pleuronectinae Pleuronectinae Habitat demersal         Water Salt water Habitat Notes Inhabits sandy bottoms. Feeds mainly on worms, crustaceans, and small molluscs; also feeds on fishes such as speckled sanddabs, herring, and anchovies (Ref. 6885). Eggs are pelagic (Ref. 6885). Depth Range From 1 to 325 meters.     Distribution Eastern North Pacific. Current Summary   Valid as Psettichthys melanostictus  Girard 1854. Pleuronectidae: Pleuronectinae.   Name History   • Valid as Psettichthys melanostictus  Girard 1854 -- (Eschmeyer & Herald 1983:293 [ref. 9277], Sakamoto 1984:208 [ref. 5273], McAllister 1990:224 [ref. 14674], Evseenko 1998:60 [ref. 23643], Cooper & Chapleau 1998:708 [ref. 26711], Mecklenburg et al. 2002:824 [ref. 25968], Evseenko 2004:13 [ref. 27606], Nelson et al. 2004:182 [ref. 27807], Page et al. 2013:187 [ref. 32708]). Common Names  Common Names Picture  Picture Places  Places Hierarchy  Hierarchy Pictures  Pictures First Publication  First Publication Collections Species Links  Species Links Name Combinations  Name Combinations References  References Page 1 of 1 (1 items). Click on a column heading to sort data. [1] Page size: 25 50 100 Drag a column header here to group by that column Species   Genus Species   Authorship   Status   sordidus Psettichthys sordidus Girard [C. F.] 1854 Synonym Begins with Contains Doesn't contain Ends with Equals Doesn't equal Is less than Is less than or equal to Is greater than Is greater than or equal to Like ('%', '_') Page 1 of 1 (1 items). Click on a column heading to sort data. [1] Page size: 25 50 100 Create Filter   Loading…