Location: Blue Heron Bridge, Florida
Florent's Guide To The Florida, Bahamas and
Caribbean 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)
└Vertebrata (Subphylum)
└Osteichthyes (Parvphylum)
└Actinopterygii (Gigaclass)
└Teleostei (Class)
└Perciformes (Order)
└Percoidei (Suborder)
└Grammistidae (Family)
└Rypticus (Genus)
└R. bistrispinus (Species)
All Photographs
© 2026 Florent Charpin