Species Rhinopias eschmeyeri Condé, 1977
Eschmeyer's Scorpionfish
- Rhinopias eschmeyeri Condé, B. 1977. Nouvelles observations sur les scorpénidés du genre Rhinopias à Maurice. Revue Française d'Aquariologie et Herpétologie 4: 19-20 [19, figs 1-2].
Type data:
Holotype MAN 10475, Mahébourg, Mauritius.
Distribution
States
Queensland, Western Australia
Extra Distribution Information
Karratha, WA (117°E) and northwest of Holbourne Island (19°25'E) to Burnett Heads (24°45'S) QLD; tropical, Indo-west Pacific.
IMCRA
Cape Province (20), Northwest Shelf Province (27), Central Eastern Shelf Transition (39), Northeast Shelf Province (40), Northeast Shelf Transition (41)
Ecological Descriptors
Benthic, coral reef, sand bottom.
Extra Ecological Information
18–55 m.
General References
Fricke, R., Kulbicki, M. & Wantiez, L. 2011. Checklist of the fishes of New Caledonia, and their distribution in the Southwest Pacific Ocean (Pisces). Stuttgarter Beiträge zur Naturkunde. Serie A (Biologie) Neue Serie 4: 341-463 [378]
Motomura, H., Béarez, P. & Causse, R. 2011. Review of Indo-Pacific specimens of the subfamily Scorpaeninae (Scorpaenidae), deposited in the Muséum national d'Histoire naturelle, Paris, with description of a new species of Neomerinthe. Cybium 33(1): 55-73 [65]
Motomura, H. & Johnson, J.W. 2006. Validity of the poorly known scorpionfish, Rhinopias eschmeyeri, with redescriptions of R. frondosa and R. aphanes (Scorpaeniformes: Scorpaenidae). Copeia 2006(3): 500-515 [501]
History of changes
| Published | As part of group | Action Date | Action Type | Compiler(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 06-May-2015 | SCORPAENIFORMES | 23-Apr-2015 | MODIFIED | Dr Dianne Bray (NMV) Dr Doug Hoese (AM) Dr Matthew Lockett (AM) |
| 27-Jul-2010 | MODIFIED |