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Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Scorpaeniformes
Family: Scorpaenidae Scorpionfishes or rockfishes
Subfamily: Scorpaeninae
Genus: Rhinopias

(See list of species below)


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6 species (see list below)

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Photo by Adams, M.J.

Western Pacific
Max. Length 25 cm TL
Rhinopias aphanes Eschmeyer, 1973

Photo by Adams, M.J.
 
Rhinopias aphanes
[Lacy scorpionfish]
No picture found
Northwest Pacific
Max. Length 15 cm TL
 
Rhinopias argoliba
[]
No picture found
Eastern Pacific
Max. Length 20.2 cm NG
 
Rhinopias cea
[Cea's scorpionfish]

Photo by Adams, M.J.

Indo-West Pacific.
Max. Length 23 cm TL
Rhinopias eschmeyeri Condé, 1977

Photo by Adams, M.J.
 
Rhinopias eschmeyeri
[Eschmeyer's scorpionfish]

Photo by Großkopf, J.

Indo-West Pacific
Max. Length 23 cm TL
Rhinopias frondosa (Günther, 1892)

Photo by Großkopf, J.
 
Rhinopias frondosa
[Weedy scorpionfish]

Photo by Stender, K.

Pacific Ocean
Max. Length 15.3 cm SL
Rhinopias xenops (Gilbert, 1905)

Photo by Stender, K.
 
Rhinopias xenops
[]
6 Species of Family Scorpaenidae with Genus Rhinopias
(Scorpionfishes or rockfishes)
Sort by: Species Length Year
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Year Scientific Name English Name Distribution Max. Length (cm)
1973 Rhinopias aphanes Lacy scorpionfish Western Pacific 25 TL
1973 Rhinopias argoliba Northwest Pacific 15 TL
1997 Rhinopias cea Cea's scorpionfish Eastern Pacific 20.2 NG
1977 Rhinopias eschmeyeri Eschmeyer's scorpionfish Indo-West Pacific. 23 TL
1892 Rhinopias frondosa Weedy scorpionfish Indo-West Pacific 23 TL
1905 Rhinopias xenops Pacific Ocean 15.3 SL



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