Florent's Guide To The

French Polynesian Reefs

Bearded Soapfish
Pogonoperca punctata
Bearded Soapfish
Also known as: Spotted Soapfish
Category: Soapfishes
Scientific Name: Pogonoperca punctata
Size: Up to 14 in. (35 cm)  
Depth: 40-300 ft. (12-90 m)
Distribution: Indo-West Pacific, Australia, French Polynesia
Chordata (Phylum)
└Vertebrata (Subphylum)
 └Osteichthyes (Parvphylum)
  └Actinopterygii (Gigaclass)
   └Teleostei (Class)
    └Perciformes (Order)
     └Percoidei (Suborder)
      └Grammistidae (Family)
       └Pogonoperca (Genus)
        └P. punctata (Species)
WoRMS ID: 218270🔗
iNaturalist ID: 530837🔗

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