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Created 5/5/2026

Family Grammistidae

INDO-WEST PACIFIC

Pogonoperca punctata

Ambon, Indonesia

SPOTTED or BEARDED SOAPFISH

Occurs along dropoffs, juveniles in lagoons.  Attains 12 inches.  South Africa to Okinawa, Micronesia and French Polynesia.