Florent's Guide To The

Tropical Reefs

Spotted Soapfish
Rypticus subbifrenatus
Spotted Soapfish
Also known as: Spotted Soapfish
Category: Soapfishes
Scientific Name: Rypticus subbifrenatus
Size: 4 to 6 in. (10 to 15 cm)  
Depth: 10-80 ft. (3-25 m)
Distribution: Caribbean, Bahamas, South Florida, Bermuda, 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. subbifrenatus (Species)
WoRMS ID: 275964🔗
iNaturalist ID: 131479🔗

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