Author: (Mitchill, 1818)
FBname: Freckled soapfish
Comments: A solitary species (Ref. 26340) inhabiting sandy bottom strewn with rocks (Ref. 5521).  Rarely observed on reefs (Ref. 13442).  Like other soapfishes, it has special skin glands that produce an irritating, mildly toxic slime (Ref. 26938).