Freckled Soapfish Rypticus bistripinus

Photo: Jeffrey T. Williams

Classification

Serranidae [family]

Rypticus [genus] (4)

bistripinus [species]

Classification

Serranidae [family]

Rypticus [genus] (4)

bistripinus [species]

Names

English name	Freckled Soapfish
Valid name	Rypticus bistripinus (Mitchill, 1818)

Classification

Animalia [kingdom] Animals
- Chordata [phylum] Chordates
  - Actinopterygii [class] Ray-finned Fishes
    - Perciformes [order] Perch-likes
      - Serranidae [family] Sea Basses: Groupers and Fairy Basslets
        
        Rypticus Cuvier, 1829 [genus]
        
        Rypticus bistripinus (Mitchill, 1818) [species] Freckled Soapfish