Freckled Soapfish
Rypticus bistrispinus
- Least concern
- Card rarity: Common
- Fish
Rypticus bistrispinus, also known as the freckled soapfish, is a species of soapfish native to the western Atlantic Ocean. Like other soapfishes, it has glands in its skin that are able to produce an irritating, mildly toxic slime.
Classification
- Class
- Actinopterygii
- Order
- Perciformes
- Family
- Grammistidae
- Genus
- Rypticus