| Family | Scientific Name | Author | Year | Common Name |
| Epinephelidae | Rypticus maculatus | Holbrook | 1855 | Whitespotted Soapfish |
All Rypticus Species: Dorsal fin with 2-4 spines and 18-27 rays; anal fin with no spine. Gill opening restricted dorsally, with most of dorsal edge of operculum bound by skin to the body (FAO 2002).
Rypticus maculatus
Unique Characters: Dorsal-fin spines usually 2. Body with distinct, small, pale spots; jaws and belly uniformly pale. Pores on lower jaw and preopercle single, distinct (FAO 2002).
Similar Species:
Rypticus saponaceus, Greater Soapfish
Greater Soapfish, Rypticus saponaceus. Dorsal-fin spines 3. Body with pale blotches; jaws and belly mottled. Pores on lower jaw and preopercle margin numerous, small, in scattered patches (FAO 2002).
Reference:
Holbrook, J.E. 1855. Ichthyology of South Carolina. Charleston. Ichthyology of South Carolina: 1-182, 27 pls.
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