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Rhinopias
''Rhinopias'' is a genus of marine Actinopterygii, ray-finned fish belonging to the Family (biology), family Scorpaenidae, the scorpionfishes. The species in this genus are found in the Indian Ocean, Indian and Pacific Ocean, Pacific oceans. Taxonomy ''Rhinopias''was described as a genus in 1905 by the American ichthyologist Theodore Gill, Gill described it as a Monotypic taxon, monotypic genus and designated ''Scorpaena frondosa'' as its type species. ''Scorpaena frondosa'' had originally been Species description, described in 1893 by the German-born British zoologist Albert Günther with its Type locality (biology), type locality given as Mauritius. The genus name is a combination of ''rhino'' meaning "snout" and ''op'' meaning "eye", an allusion to he upturned snout and raised orbits of ''R. frondosa'' with the suffix ''ias'' which is used in some Greek (language), Greek names for fishes, for example ''Xiphias''. Species There are six recognized species in this genus There ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rhinopias Aphanes Lacy Scorpionfish Papua New Guinea By Nick Hobgood
''Rhinopias'' is a genus of marine Actinopterygii, ray-finned fish belonging to the Family (biology), family Scorpaenidae, the scorpionfishes. The species in this genus are found in the Indian Ocean, Indian and Pacific Ocean, Pacific oceans. Taxonomy ''Rhinopias''was described as a genus in 1905 by the American ichthyologist Theodore Gill, Gill described it as a Monotypic taxon, monotypic genus and designated ''Scorpaena frondosa'' as its type species. ''Scorpaena frondosa'' had originally been Species description, described in 1893 by the German-born British zoologist Albert Günther with its Type locality (biology), type locality given as Mauritius. The genus name is a combination of ''rhino'' meaning "snout" and ''op'' meaning "eye", an allusion to he upturned snout and raised orbits of ''R. frondosa'' with the suffix ''ias'' which is used in some Greek (language), Greek names for fishes, for example ''Xiphias''. Species There are six recognized species in this genus There ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rhinopias Aphanes
''Rhinopias aphanes'', the lacy scorpionfish, weedy scorpionfish or Merlet's scorpionfish, is a species of marine ray-finned fish belonging to the family Scorpaenidae, the scorpionfishes. This species is found in the Western Pacific. It occasionally makes its way into the aquarium trade. Taxonomy ''Rhinopias aphanes'' was first formally described in 1973 by the American ichthyologist William N. Eschmeyer with the type locality given as New Caledonia. The specific name ''aphanes'' means "that which is unseen or inconspicuous", an allusion to the camouflage created by its notable coloration and flaps of skin. Description ''Rhinopias aphanes'' has two black spots in the middle of the membrane between the sixth and eighth rays of the dorsal fin, while '' R. argoliba'', '' R. cea'' and '' R. xenops'' all lack them. Therefore, this feature allows us to distinguish this species from its relatives; other differences include the lack of scales on the operculum between the tips of t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rhinopias Eschmeyeri
''Rhinopias eschmeyeri'' or Eschmeyer's scorpionfish or paddle-flap scorpionfish, is a species of marine ray-finned fish belonging to the Family (biology), family Scorpaenidae, the scorpionfishes. This species is found in the Indo-West Pacific. It grows to an average size of 16.6 cm in length. It occasionally makes its way into the aquarium trade. Although some have raised questions as to whether R. eschmeyeri is a morphological variant of ''Rhinopias frondosa'' rather than a separate species, a 2006 study by Motomura and Johnson confirmed the species' existence and distinguished it from other members of the genus ''Rhinopias''. Taxonomy ''Rhinopias eschmeyeri'' was first formally Species description, described in 1977 by the French speleologist and zoologist with the Type locality (biology), type locality given as Mahébourg on Mauritius. This species has been seen associating with ''Rhinopias frondosa, R. frondosa'' in pairs and it has been suggested that these are the di ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
