Rypticus bistrispinus (Mitchill, 1818)

Freckled soapfish

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Classification	Actinopterygii \| Perciformes \| Serranidae \| Grammistinae
Synonyms	Bodianus bistrispinus, ... more
Common names	Two-spined soapfish, Soapfish, Jaboncillo pecoso, ... more

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Main reference

Robins, C.R. and G.C. Ray. 1986. (Ref. 7251)
Other references | Biblio | Coordinator : Heemstra, Phillip C. | Collaborators

Size / Weight / Age

Max length : 15.0 cm TL male/unsexed; (Ref. 7251)

Environment

Reef-associated; marine

Climate / Range

Tropical; - 23°S

Western Atlantic: southern Florida, USA and Bahamas to the Antilles and Brazil (Ref. 5521).
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Short description

Dark red-brown above; side pale yellow or cream, with small, dark red-brown spots; belly creamy yellow. 3 spines on vertical edge of preopercle (Ref. 26938).

A solitary species (Ref. 26340) inhabiting sandy bottom strewn with rocks (Ref. 5521). Rarely observed on reefs (Ref. 13442). Like other soapfishes, it has special skin glands that produce an irritating, mildly toxic slime (Ref. 26938).


IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 57073)	Threat to humans
Not Evaluated	Harmless

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Estimation of some characteristics with mathematical models

Resilience (Ref. 69278)

High, minimum population doubling time less than 15 months (Preliminary K or Fecundity.)


Vulnerability (Ref. 59153)	Price category (Ref. 80766)
Low vulnerability (22 of 100)	Very high

Entered by Froese, Rainer

Modified by Reyes, Rodolfo B.

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