Freckled soapfish
📖 Overview
A solitary species inhabiting sandy bottom strewn with rocks . Rarely observed on reefs . Like other soapfishes, it has special skin glands that produce an irritating, mildly toxic slime .
🔬 Taxonomy
🐟 Physical 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 .: fusiform / normal.
🌀 Behaviour
Behavioural data for Freckled soapfish is currently being reviewed.
🦐 Diet
Diet information for Freckled soapfish is currently being compiled.
🥚 Reproduction
Reproduction data for Freckled soapfish is currently being compiled.
🌍 Habitat & Distribution
Marine; demersal. Tropical; - 23°S
🌿 Ecology
📐 Morphometrics
🌡️ Water Parameters & Tolerance
🛡️ Conservation Assessment
📊 Population Risk & Fisheries
🌐 Names & Taxonomy
| Language | Common Names |
|---|---|
| 🇬🇧English | Freckled soapfish |
| 🏳️Catalan | Peix sabó bandit |
| 🌍CES | kanic dvojtrojtrnný |
| 🇫🇷French | Savonnette bicolore |
| 🇵🇹Portuguese | Badejo-sabão-mirim · Peixe-sabão-bicolor |
| 🇪🇸Spanish | jaboncillo pecoso · jabonero pecoso |
| 🇨🇳Chinese | 雀斑皂鱸 |
🔍 Similar Species
🗺️ Global Occurrence Map
Occurrence records from the Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF) — 36 records indexed .
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