Rhinopias
| Rhinopias | |
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| Weedy scorpionfish, Rhinopias frondosa | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Scorpaeniformes |
| Family: | Scorpaenidae |
| Subfamily: | Scorpaeninae |
| Genus: | Rhinopias T. N. Gill, 1905 |
Rhinopias is a genus of scorpionfish native to the Indian and Pacific oceans.
Like other scorpionfish, Rhinopias utilize camouflage to blend in with their surroundings.
Rhinopias are rare fish, but sometimes appear in the aquarium trade, where they fetch high prices.
Species
There are currently seven recognized species in this genus:[1]
- Rhinopias aphanes Eschmeyer, 1973 (Lacy scorpionfish)
- Rhinopias argoliba Eschmeyer, Hirosake & T. Abe, 1973
- Rhinopias cea J. E. Randall & Disalvo, 1997 (Cea's scorpionfish)
- Rhinopias eschmeyeri Condé (fr), 1977 (Eschmeyer's scorpionfish)
- Rhinopias filamentosus (Fowler, 1938)
- Rhinopias frondosa (Günther, 1892) (Weedy scorpionfish)
- Rhinopias xenops (C. H. Gilbert, 1905)
External links
References
- ↑ Froese, Rainer, and Daniel Pauly, eds. (2012). Species of Rhinopias in FishBase. December 2012 version.
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