Florent's Guide To The

South Florida 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)
└Osteichthyes (Parvphylum)
 └Actinopterygii (Gigaclass)
  └Actinopteri (Superclass)
   └Teleostei (Class)
    └Perciformes (Order)
     └Percoidei (Suborder)
      └Grammistidae (Family)
       └Rypticus (Genus)

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