Fish Identification: Find Species

Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Perciformes
Family: Serranidae Sea basses: groupers and fairy basslets
Subfamily: Grammistinae
Genus: Rypticus

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10 species (see list below)

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Photo by Guimarães, R. Z. P.

Rypticus bicolor
[Mottled soapfish]

Photo by Wirtz, P.

Rypticus bistrispinus
[Freckled soapfish]

Photo by Guimarães, R. Z. P.

Rypticus bornoi
[Largespotted soapfish]

No picture found
Western Central Atlantic
Max. Length 8.6 cm SL

Rypticus carpenteri
[Slope soapfish]

Photo by Guimarães, R. Z. P.

Rypticus courtenayi
[Socorran soapfish]

Photo by NOAA\NMFS\Mississippi Laboratory

Rypticus maculatus
[Whitespotted soapfish]

Photo by Allen, G.R.

Rypticus nigripinnis
[Blackfin soapfish]

Photo by Guimarães, R. Z. P.

Rypticus randalli
[]

Photo by Wirtz, P.

Rypticus saponaceus
[Greater soapfish]

Photo by Macieira, R.M.

Rypticus subbifrenatus
[Spotted soapfish]

10 Species of Family Serranidae with Genus Rypticus
(Sea basses: groupers and fairy basslets)

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Year	Scientific Name	English Name	Distribution	Max. Length (cm)
1846	Rypticus bicolor	Mottled soapfish	Eastern Pacific	28 TL
1818	Rypticus bistrispinus	Freckled soapfish	Western Atlantic	15 TL
1928	Rypticus bornoi	Largespotted soapfish	Western Central Atlantic	6.1 SL
2012	Rypticus carpenteri	Slope soapfish	Western Central Atlantic	8.6 SL
1979	Rypticus courtenayi	Socorran soapfish	Eastern Pacific	19 SL
1855	Rypticus maculatus	Whitespotted soapfish	Western Atlantic	20 TL
1861	Rypticus nigripinnis	Blackfin soapfish	Eastern Pacific	20.3 TL
1967	Rypticus randalli		Western Atlantic	20 NG
1801	Rypticus saponaceus	Greater soapfish	Western Atlantic	35 TL
1861	Rypticus subbifrenatus	Spotted soapfish	Western Atlantic	18 TL

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Fish Identification: Find Species

Class: ActinopterygiiOrder: PerciformesFamily: Serranidae Sea basses: groupers and fairy bassletsSubfamily: GrammistinaeGenus: Rypticus(See list of species below)

Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Perciformes
Family: Serranidae Sea basses: groupers and fairy basslets
Subfamily: Grammistinae
Genus: Rypticus

(See list of species below)