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Grammistidae
Soapfish
Pogonoperca punctata
Grammistid Fish of Coastal Waters
- Tropical
- Transcontinental
- Marine fish
- Indian Ocean
- Pacific Ocean
- Africa
- East Asia
- Oceania
- Fusiform
- Compressed cross-section
- Medium
- Tropical fish
Tropical
Marine fish
Africa
Fusiform
MediumSoapfish is a marine fish from Indo-Pacific. It inhabits reef habitat. The largest recorded length is 35 cm.
- Class
- Teleosts
- Order
- Perches and Allies
- Family
- Grammistidae
- Genus
- Pogonoperca
- Maximum length
- 35 cm
- Water
- Marine
- Body shape
- fusiform
- Distribution
- Indo-Pacific: Comoros to the Line, Marquesan and Society islands, north to southern Japan, south to New Caledonia. Recently found in southern Natal, South Africa (Ref. 11228 ).
- Conservation status
- LCLeast Concern
Class
Family
Conservation status
