Common name | Greater soapfish |
Language | English |
Type | Vernacular |
Official trade name | No |
Rank | 2 - (Preferred common name (unique)) |
Country | Jamaica |
Locality | Discovery Bay |
Ref. | Pollnac, R.B., 1998 |
Life stage | juveniles and adults |
Sex | females and males |
Core | morphology |
1st modifier | mod. for affinity |
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). |