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]
| Image | Scientific name | Distribution |
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 | Rhinopias aphanes Eschmeyer, 1973 | Western Pacific |
| Rhinopias argoliba Eschmeyer, Hirosake & T. Abe, 1973 | Sagami Bay, Japan. | |
| Rhinopias cea J. E. Randall & Disalvo, 1997 | Easter Island. | |
 | Rhinopias eschmeyeri Condé, 1977 | Indo-West Pacific. |
 | Rhinopias frondosa (Günther, 1892) | Indo-West Pacific |
| Rhinopias xenops (C. H. Gilbert, 1905) | Hawaii and the Kii Peninsula, Japan. | |
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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