Mottled Soapfish

Rypticus bicolor

Rypticus bicolor is a species of Soapfish from the family of Serranidae.
Mottled Soapfish - Rypticus bicolor The Mottled Soapfish - Rypticus bicolor is mottled gray-brown body with irregular light yellowish spots and blotches on body and fins. Slightly concave from snout to first dorsal fin. Tip of bottom jaw pointed. Eyes far forward and high. Tail rounded. Cocos Island,Costa Rica,Fish,Geotagged,Mottled Soapfish,Rypticus bicolor,Soapfish

Distribution

This species is endemic to the Eastern Pacific, and is found from southern Baja and the Gulf of California to northern Peru, including the Galapagos, Clipperton, Cocos, and Malpelo Islands.

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Taxonomy
KingdomAnimalia
DivisionChordata
ClassActinopterygii
OrderPerciformes
FamilyGrammistidae
GenusRypticus
SpeciesRypticus bicolor
Photographed in
Costa Rica