Weedy scorpion fish

Scientific name : Rhinopias frondosa

Rare but easily identified species, it has deep compressed body, concave snout profile, high eyes, deeply incised dorsal fin, extremely variable colour (from yellow to pink, to red, to brown) with nearly circular markings. Many branching skin flaps give the typical weedy look. 24 cm. Amongst the other Rhinopias species, R. aphanes shows a complicate pattern of intersecating markings, Rhinopias eschmeyeri has an uniform colour pattern and dorsal fin little incised.

	Description	Author	Place	Size
	Rhinopias frondosa	MATTEO GUARDINI	Indonesia, Lembeh strait	674 kB
	Rhinopias frondosa'smovement and attack	MATTEO GUARDINI	Indonesia, Lembeh strait	577 kB