Nombre común | Greater soapfish |
Lengua | English |
Tipo | Vernacular |
Nombre comercial oficial | No |
Fila | 2 - (Preferred common name (unique)) |
País | Jamaica |
Localidad | Discovery Bay |
Referencia | Pollnac, R.B., 1998 |
Estadio de desarrollo | juveniles and adults |
Sexo | females and males |
Base | morphology |
Primer modificador | mod. for affinity |
Segundo modificador | |
Observaciones | 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). |