Animalia > Chordata > Perciformes > Serranidae > Rypticus

Rypticus (soapfishes)

Synonyms: Promicropterus; Rhypticus

Wikipedia Abstract

Rypticus is a genus of fish in the family Serranidae, the sea basses and groupers. It is one of several genera of soapfishes. These fish live in the Atlantic and eastern Pacific Oceans in tropical and warmer temperate zones.
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Species

Rypticus bicolor (Mottled soapfish)
Rypticus bistrispinus (Two-spined soapfish)
Rypticus bornoi (Largespotted soapfish)
Rypticus carpenteri (Slope soapfish)
Rypticus courtenayi (Socorro soapfish) (Vulnerable)
Rypticus maculatus (Whitespotted soapfish)
Rypticus microps
Rypticus nigripinnis (Blackfin soapfish)
Rypticus randalli (Plain soapfish)
Rypticus saponaceus (Three-spined soapfish)
Rypticus subbifrenatus (Soapfish)

External References

Species taxanomy provided by GBIF Secretariat (2022). GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset https://doi.org/10.15468/39omei accessed via GBIF.org on 2023-06-13; License: CC BY 4.0