Indian soapfish

Pogonoperca ocellata

Grammistid Fish of the Pacific Ocean

Tropical
Regional distribution
Marine fish
Pacific Ocean
Africa
South Asia
Southeast Asia
Fusiform
Compressed cross-section
Medium
Tropical fish

Pogonoperca ocellata, the Indian soapfish or snowflake soapfish, is a species of marine ray-finned fish, related to the groupers and classified within the subfamily Epinephelinae of the family Serranidae. It is found in the Indian Ocean.

Class: Teleosts
Order: Perches and Allies
Family: Grammistidae
Genus: Pogonoperca
Water type: Marine
Body shape: fusiform