Florent's Guide To The

Tropical Reefs

Doublebanded Soapfish
Diploprion bifasciatum
Doublebanded Soapfish
Also known as: Barred Soapfish, Two-Banded Soapfish
Category: Barred Soapfishes
Scientific Name: Diploprion bifasciatum
Size: Up to 10 in. (25 cm)  
Depth: 10-60 ft. (3-18 m)
Distribution: Asian Pacific, Indonesia
Vertebrata (Subphylum) Vertebrates
 └Osteichthyes (Parvphylum) Bony Fishes
  └Actinopterygii (Gigaclass) Ray-Finned Fish
   └Teleostei (Class) Teleosts
    └Perciformes (Order)
     └Percoidei (Suborder)
      └Liopropomatidae (Family)
       └Diploprioninae (Subfamily) Barred Soapfishes
        └Diploprion (Genus)
         └D. bifasciatum (Species)

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