Lacy scorpionfish (Rhinopias aphanes)

Scientific name: Rhinopias aphanes Eschmeyer, 1973

Lacy scorpionfish (Rhinopias aphanes)

The Lacy scorpionfish (Rhinopias aphanes) is a marine fish of the family Scorpaenidae.

Biology

A rare species that inhabits coral slopes, or soft bottom habitat. Benthic.

Source: FishBase, licensed CC BY-NC 4.0.

Species facts

Scientific name
Rhinopias aphanes
Family
Scorpaenidae (Scorpionfishes or rockfishes)
Order
Scorpaeniformes (Scorpionfishes and Flatheads)
Class
Actinopterygii (Ray-finned fishes)
Maximum length
25.0
Environment
Marine; reef-associated
Climate
Tropical
Distribution
Western Pacific: only in the Coral Sea and adjacent waters; collected from Papua New Guinea, New Caledonia, Vanuatu and northeastern Australia. Reports from Japan and Penghu Archipelago are in error.
Conservation status (IUCN)
Not Evaluated
Threat to humans
Harmless
Resilience
Low, minimum population doubling time 4.5 - 14 years (Preliminary K or Fecundity.)

Sources

Taxonomy, distribution and biology data: FishBase (Froese, R. and D. Pauly, eds.), licensed CC BY-NC 4.0.

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