Species Rhinopias frondosa (Günther, 1892)
Weedy Scorpionfish
- Scorpaena frondosa Günther, A. 1892. Description of a remarkable fish from Mauritius, belonging to the genus Scorpaena. Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London 1891: 482-483, pl. 39 [482, pl. 39].
Type data:
Holotype BMNH 1891.4.30.3, Mauritius.
Generic Combinations
- Rhinopias frondosa (Günther, 1892). —
Gill, T.N. 1905. Note on the genera of synanceine and pelorine fishes. Proceedings of the United States National Museum 28(1394): 221-225 1 fig. [225] (changed combination as type of genus Rhinopias)
Distribution
States
Queensland
Extra Distribution Information
East of Point Cartwright (26°44'S), QLD in QM; tropical, Indo-west Pacific.
IMCRA
Central Eastern Shelf Transition (39)
Ecological Descriptors
Benthic, continental shelf, soft bottom.
Extra Ecological Information
54m
General References
Eschmeyer, W.N. in Eschmeyer, W.N., Hirosaki Y. & Abe, T. 1973. Two new species of the scorpionfish genus Rhinopias, with comments on related genera and species. Proceedings of the California Academy of Sciences 39(16): 285-310 figs 1-10
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 [508]
Poss, S.G. 1999. Families Scorpaenidae, Caracanthidae, Aploactinidae. pp. 2291-2358 in Carpenter, K.E. & Niem, T.H. (eds). The Living Marine Resources of the Western Central Pacific. FAO Species Identification Guide for Fisheries Purposes. Rome : FAO Vol. 4 pp. 2069-2790. [2333]
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 |