Florent's Guide To The

Tropical Reefs

Freckled Soapfish
Rypticus bistrispinus
Freckled Soapfish
Also known as: Spotted Soapfish
Category: Soapfishes
Scientific Name: Rypticus bistrispinus
Size: 3 to 5 in. (7.5 to 13 cm)  
Depth: 10-70 ft. (3-21 m)
Distribution: Caribbean, Bahamas, South Florida, Brazil
Chordata (Phylum) Chordates
└Vertebrata (Subphylum) Vertebrates
 └Osteichthyes (Parvphylum) Bony Fishes
  └Actinopterygii (Gigaclass) Ray-Finned Fish
   └Teleostei (Class) Teleosts
    └Perciformes (Order)
     └Percoidei (Suborder)
      └Grammistidae (Family) Soapfishes
       └Rypticus (Genus)
        └R. bistrispinus (Species)
WoRMS ID: 275958🔗
iNaturalist ID: 131534🔗

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