Florent's Guide To The

French Polynesia

Bearded Soapfish
Pogonoperca punctata
Bearded Soapfish
Also known as: Spotted Soapfish
Category: Soapfishes
Scientific Name: Pogonoperca punctata
Size: Up to 14 in. (35 cm)  
Depth: 40-300 ft. (12-90 m)
Distribution: Indo-West Pacific, Australia, French Polynesia
Chordata (Phylum)
└Vertebrata (Subphylum)
 └Osteichthyes (Parvphylum)
  └Actinopterygii (Gigaclass)
   └Actinopteri (Superclass)
    └Teleostei (Class)
     └Perciformes (Order)
      └Percoidei (Suborder)
       └Grammistidae (Family)
        └Pogonoperca (Genus)
         └P. punctata (Species)

Groupers & Snappers
Soapfishes

Bearded Soapfish

Six-Lined Soapfish



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