Rhinopias
Rhinopias is a genus of scorpionfish native to the Indian and Pacific oceans.
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Weedy scorpionfish (Rhinopias frondosa) taken in Indonesia in 2008 | |
Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Actinopterygii |
Order: | Scorpaeniformes |
Family: | Scorpaenidae |
Subfamily: | Scorpaeninae |
Genus: | Rhinopias T. N. Gill, 1905 |
Like other scorpionfish, Rhinopias species are camouflaged to blend in with their surroundings.
Rhinopias command a high price in the aquarium trade.[1]
Species
There are seven recognized species in this genus as of 2017:[2]
- Rhinopias aphanes Eschmeyer, 1973
- Rhinopias argoliba Eschmeyer, Hirosake & T. Abe, 1973
- Rhinopias cea J. E. Randall & Disalvo, 1997
- Rhinopias eschmeyeri Condé, 1977
- Rhinopias filamentosus (Fowler, 1938)
- Rhinopias frondosa (Günther, 1892)
- Rhinopias xenops (C. H. Gilbert, 1905)
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External links
References
- Michael, Scott (May 2003). "Aquarium Fish: The Rhinopias Spp. – The Ultimate Scorpionfishes". advancedaquarist.com. Archived from the original on June 7, 2017. Retrieved 2017-11-16.
- Bailly, Nicolas (2014). Bailly N (ed.). "Rhinopias Gill, 1905". FishBase. World Register of Marine Species. Retrieved 2017-11-16.
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