Florent's Guide To The Florida, Bahamas and

Caribbean Reefs

Greater Soapfish
Rypticus saponaceus
Greater Soapfish
Category: Soapfishes
Scientific Name: Rypticus saponaceus
Size: 5 to 10 in. (13 to 25 cm)  
Depth: 15-60 ft. (5-18 m)
Distribution: Caribbean, Bahamas, Florida, Bermuda
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. saponaceus (Species)
WoRMS ID: 275963🔗
iNaturalist ID: 52166🔗

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