Freckled soapfish (Rypticus bistrispinus)

Scientific name: Rypticus bistrispinus Mitchill, 1818

Freckled soapfish (Rypticus bistrispinus)

The Freckled soapfish (Rypticus bistrispinus) is a marine fish of the family Serranidae. Native range: Western Atlantic, southern Florida, USA and Bahamas to the Antilles and Brazil.

Biology

Dark red-brown above; side pale yellow or cream, with small, dark red-brown spots; belly creamy yellow. 3 spines on vertical edge of preopercle.

Source: FishBase, licensed CC BY-NC 4.0.

Species facts

Scientific name
Rypticus bistrispinus
Family
Serranidae (Sea basses: groupers and fairy basslets)
Order
Perciformes (Perch-like fish)
Class
Actinopterygii (Ray-finned fishes)
Maximum length
15.0
Environment
Marine; reef-associated
Climate
Tropical
Distribution
Western Atlantic: southern Florida, USA and Bahamas to the Antilles and Brazil.
Conservation status (IUCN)
Not Evaluated
Threat to humans
Harmless
Resilience
High, minimum population doubling time less than 15 months (Preliminary K or Fecundity.)

Sources

Taxonomy, distribution and biology data: FishBase (Froese, R. and D. Pauly, eds.), licensed CC BY-NC 4.0.

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