Freckled Soapfish
Rypticus bistrispinus
- Group: Other
- Max size: 15 cm
- For divers: safe
- IUCN status: LC
Like other soapfishes, it sweats a mildly toxic slime from its skin that froths like soap and tastes foul to anything trying to eat it. It keeps to itself over sandy bottoms strewn with rock and shows up only rarely out on open reef.
Taxonomy: Animalia › Chordata › Teleostei › Perciformes › Grammistidae › Rypticus
Species data via the World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS), AphiaID 275958.
FAQ
- Is the Freckled Soapfish dangerous to divers?
- The Freckled Soapfish is harmless to divers.
- How big does the Freckled Soapfish get?
- The Freckled Soapfish grows to about 15 cm.