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Grammistidae
freckled soapfish
Rypticus bistrispinus
Irritated skin seeps mildly toxic mucus
- Tropical
- Regional distribution
- Marine fish
- Atlantic Ocean
- Central America and the Caribbean
- North America
- South America
- Fusiform
- Medium
- Tropical fish
Tropical
Regional distribution
Marine fish
Fusiform
Mediumfreckled soapfish is known around Western Atlantic as a marine fish; It occurs in reef habitat, and records give a maximum length of 15 cm.
- Class
- Teleosts
- Order
- Perches and Allies
- Family
- Grammistidae
- Genus
- Rypticus
- Maximum length
- 15 cm
- Water
- Marine
- Body shape
- fusiform
- Distribution
- Western Atlantic: southern Florida, USA and Bahamas to the Antilles and Brazil (Ref. 5521 ).
- Conservation status
- LCLeast Concern
Class
Family
Conservation status
