Rypticus maculatus Holbrook, 1855
Whitespotted soapfish
Rypticus maculatus
photo by GuimarĂ£es, R. Z. P.

Family:  Grammistidae (Soapfishes)
Max. size:  20 cm TL (male/unsexed)
Environment:  demersal; marine; depth range - 91 m
Distribution:  Western Atlantic: North Carolina (straggling to Rhode Island) to southern Florida in USA and eastern Gulf of Mexico.
Diagnosis:   
Biology: 
IUCN Red List Status: Least Concern (LC); Date assessed: 23 August 2012 Ref. (130435)
Threat to humans:  harmless


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