Eschmeyer's scorpion fish

Scientific name : Rhinopias eschmeyeri

Rare but easily identified species, it has deep compressed body, concave snout profile, high eyes, smooth dorsal fin, extremely variable but almost uniform colour (from yellow to pink, to red, to brown). Few, flattened, unbranched skin flaps, those over the eyes are particularly long. 19 cm. Compared with the other Rhinopias species, Rhinopias frondosa and R. aphanes, R. eschmeyeri is the only one with uniform colour pattern, dorsal fin little incised. It has less, flattened and unbranched skin flaps.

	Description	Author	Place	Size
	Rhinopias eschmeyeri's attack	MATTEO GUARDINI	Indonesia, Lembeh strait	711 kB
	Rhinopias eschmeyeri	MATTEO GUARDINI	Indonesia, Lembeh strait	514 kB
	Rhinopias eschmeyeri	DANIELE IOP	Indonesia, Manado	1470 kB