Florent's Guide To The

Tropical Reefs

Lacy Scorpionfish
Rhinopias aphanes
Lacy Scorpionfish
Category: Scorpionfishes
Scientific Name: Rhinopias aphanes
Size: Up to 9 in. (23 cm)  
Depth: 15-100 ft. (5-30 m)
Distribution: Papua New Guinea, Great Barrier Reef, New Caledonia
Chordata (Phylum)
└Osteichthyes (Parvphylum)
 └Actinopterygii (Gigaclass)
  └Actinopteri (Superclass)
   └Teleostei (Class)
    └Perciformes (Order)
     └Scorpaenoidei (Suborder)
      └Scorpaenidae (Family)
       └Scorpaeninae (Subfamily)
        └Rhinopias (Genus)

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