Rhinopias cea
Rhinopias cea, or Cea's scorpionfish, is a species of scorpionfish known only from Easter Island. This species grows to a length of 20.2 centimetres (8.0 in).[1] This species is only known from the holotype found at Easter Island on the rocky bottom 5 metres (16 ft) below the surface.[2] This holotype was caught by hand in February 1985.[2] The species Rhinopias cea was named in honour of Dr. Alfredo Cea Egaña, to recognize his contribution to the knowledge of the fishes of Easter Island.[2] Rhinopias cea are brownish orange-red in colour with blotches of dark brown.[2]
| Rhinopias cea | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Scorpaeniformes |
| Family: | Scorpaenidae |
| Genus: | Rhinopias |
| Species: | R. cea |
| Binomial name | |
| Rhinopias cea J. E. Randall & Disalvo, 1997 | |
References
- Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2012). "Rhinopias cea" in FishBase. December 2012 version.
- Randal, John E.; Louis H. DiSalvo (1997). "Rhinopias cea, New Species of Scorpionfish from Easter Island". Bulletin of Marine Science. 60 (3): 1035–1039. Retrieved 28 November 2011.
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