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Rypticus

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Rypticus is a genus of marine ray-finned fish, related to the groupers and classified within the family Grammistidae. It is one of several genera of soapfishes. These fish live in the Atlantic and eastern Pacific Oceans in tropical and warmer temperate zones.

Species

GENUS

  1. KingdomAnimalia
  2. PhylumChordata
  3. ClassTeleostei
  4. OrderPerciformes
  5. FamilySerranidae
Habitatmarine
Observations recorded46,533

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Museum specimens

Specimen records
153
With media
11
Family
Serranidae
Collections
CUMV, USNM, ICML-UNAM, SIO
Recorded in
Puerto Rico, Bahamas, Belize, Mexico, Curacao, Colombia

Wikidata facts

Instance of
taxon
Parent taxon
Grammistidae
Image
Rypticus bistrispinus.jpg
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Commons category
Rypticus
taxon name
Rypticus
taxon rank
genus
topic's main category
Category:Rypticus
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