Deepsea sole

Deepsea sole
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Actinopterygii
Order:	Carangiformes
Suborder:	Pleuronectoidei
Family:	Pleuronectidae
Subfamily:	Microstominae
Genus:	Microstomus
Species:	M. bathybius
Binomial name
Microstomus bathybius (C. H. Gilbert, 1890)
Synonyms
Cynicoglossus bathybius Gilbert, 1890 Embassichthys bathybius (Gilbert, 1890)

The deepsea sole (Microstomus bathybius) is a species of flatfish in the family Pleuronectidae. It is a bathydemersal species that lives on muddy bottoms at depths of between 41 and 1,800 metres (135 and 5,906 ft), though it is most often found at depths of 500 to 950 metres (1,640 to 3,120 ft). Its native habitat is the northern Pacific, from Japan to the Gulf of Alaska and down the Pacific coasts of Canada and the USA as far south as Mexico. It grows up to 47 centimetres (19 in) in length.