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Grammistidae
greater soapfish
Rypticus saponaceus
Fright makes the skin release toxic mucus
- Tropical
- Regional distribution
- Marine fish
- Atlantic Ocean
- Africa
- North America
- South America
- Fusiform
- Medium
- Tropical fish
Tropical
Regional distribution
Marine fish
Fusiform
Mediumgreater soapfish is a marine fish found around Western Atlantic. It inhabits marine waters. The largest recorded length is 35 cm.
- Class
- Teleosts
- Order
- Perches and Allies
- Family
- Grammistidae
- Genus
- Rypticus
- Maximum length
- 35 cm
- Water
- Marine
- Body shape
- fusiform
- Distribution
- Western Atlantic: Bermuda and southern Florida, USA to Brazil. Eastern Atlantic: Mauritania to Angola, including St. Paul's Rocks (Ref. 13121 ), Cape Verde, St. Helena and Ascension islands. One record from Cape of Good Hope, South Africa (Ref. 7320 ).
- Conservation status
- LCLeast Concern
Class
Family
Conservation status
