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SOAPFISH - GRAMMISTINAE

Soapfish-info

There are around twenty four different soapfish amongst this grouper subfamily (Serranidae). Their name comes from the bitter tasting slime layer (grammistine) that they have over their body and this helps to keep predators at a distance. Poison is only released when they are stressed and it also helps to protect them from parasites. Soapfish are known to be able to kill all the fish in a aquarium in a few minutes. A few species live below thirty meters and are active at night. This is one of the reasons why not much is known about this family.

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