Pascal Kobeh / Soapfish (Rypticus sp) resting at night. Baja California, Mexico.

Richard Robinson / Spotted Soapfish (Pogonoperca punctata) Walpole Island, New Caledonia.

Richard Robinson / Spotted Soapfish (Pogonoperca punctata) Walpole Island, New Caledonia.

Georgette Douwma / Two-banded soapfish (Diploprion bifasciatum) West Papua, Indonesia.

Franco Banfi / Doubledbanded soapfish (Diploprion bifasciatum) at Pulau Dofior dive site, Raja Ampat, Irian Jaya, West Papua, Indonesia, Pacific Ocean

Alex Mustard / Greater soapfish (Rypticus saponaceus) male behind with female in front, who is swollen with eggs, Georgetown, Grand Cayman, Cayman Islands, British West Indies, Caribbean Sea.

Pete Oxford / Greater soapfish (Rypticus saponaceus) Bonaire, Netherlands Antilles, Caribbean

Georgette Douwma / Two-banded Soapfish (Diploprion bifasciatum). Komodo National Park, Indonesia.

Juergen Freund / Spotted Soapfish (Pogonoperca punctata) with an interesting beard, West Papua, Indonesia.

Jeff Rotman / Greater soapfish (Rypticus saponaceus) close-up of face, Bahamas, Caribbean Sea

GEORGETTE DOUWMA / Two-banded soapfish (Diploprion bifasciatum) in association with a school of Lined catfish (Plutosus lineatus), where it is taking advantage of the school feeding on the bottom and chasing up small pr...

Alex Mustard / Soapfish (Diploprion sp.) larval stage, yawning as it drifts as part of the plankton at night, Bitung, North Sulawesi, Lembeh Strait, Molucca Sea.