Florent's Guide To The Hawaiian, South Pacific and

Indo-Pacific Reefs

Weedy Scorpionfish
Rhinopias frondosa
Weedy Scorpionfish
Category: Scorpionfishes
Scientific Name: Rhinopias frondosa
Size: Up to 8 in. (20cm)  
Depth: 30-600 ft. (10-180 m)
Distribution: Indonesia, Philippines, Indo-West Pacific
Chordata (Phylum)
└Vertebrata (Subphylum)
 └Osteichthyes (Parvphylum)
  └Actinopterygii (Gigaclass)
   └Teleostei (Class)
    └Perciformes (Order)
     └Scorpaenoidei (Suborder)
      └Scorpaenidae (Family)
       └Scorpaeninae (Subfamily)
        └Rhinopias (Genus)
         └R. frondosa (Species)
WoRMS ID: 218087🔗
iNaturalist ID: 196723🔗

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