Florent's Guide To The

Tropical Reefs

Mottled Soapfish
Rypticus bicolor
Mottled Soapfish
Category: Soapfishes
Scientific Name: Rypticus bicolor
Size: Up to 9 in. (23 cm)  
Depth: 10-225 ft. (3-69 m)
Distribution: Gulf of California, Pacific Coast of Mexico to Peru
Chordata (Phylum)
└Osteichthyes (Parvphylum)
 └Actinopterygii (Gigaclass)
  └Actinopteri (Superclass)
   └Teleostei (Class)
    └Perciformes (Order)
     └Percoidei (Suborder)
      └Grammistidae (Family)
       └Rypticus (Genus)

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