Paddle-flap scorpionfish

Rhinopias eschmeyeri

''Rhinopias eschmeyeri'' is a Scorpionfish from the Indo-West Pacific. It grows to a size of 16.6 cm in length. Common names in English are Eschmeyer's scorpionfish and Paddle-flap scorpionfish.
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Naming

Although some have raised questions as to whether R. eschmeyeri is a morphological variant of Rhinopias frondosa rather than a separate species, a 2006 study by Motomura and Johnson confirmed the species' existence and distinguished it from other members of the genus Rhinopias.

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Taxonomy
KingdomAnimalia
DivisionChordata
ClassActinopterygii
OrderPerciformes
FamilyScorpaenidae
GenusRhinopias
SpeciesR. eschmeyeri