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
Maximum length: 30 cm
Water: Marine
Body shape: fusiform
Distribution: Indo-West Pacific Ocean: Andaman Is., Reunion, Mauritius, Seychelles, Maldives, Indonesia and Vietnam.
Conservation status: LCLeast Concern

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