Common name of Rypticus subbifrenatus
 
Common name Soapfish
Language English
Type Vernacular
Official trade name No
Rank 2 - (Preferred common name (unique))
Country Barbados
Locality
Ref. Butsch, R.S., 1939
Life stage juveniles and adults
Sex females and males
Core morphology
1st modifier
2nd modifier
Remarks Named because of the copious amounts of slippery mucus, secreted by the skin of the fish when disturbed, that can turn into a soapy foam (Ref. 5288).
 
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