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Family Serranidae

TROPICAL ATLANTIC

Rypticus saponaceus

 


Jardines de la Reina, Cuba, 10 feet


Spanish Harbor Key, FL, 5 feet		  

GREATER SOAPFISH

Inhabits crevices on reefs but may be seen resting on sand.  Attains 14 inches.  Bermuda to Brazil, and West Africa.