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Rhinopias eschmeyeri
Rhinopias eschmeyeri is a Scorpionfish from the Indo-West Pacific. It grows to an average size of 16.6 cm in length. Common names in English are Eschmeyer's scorpionfish and Paddle-flap scorpionfish. It occasionally makes its way into the aquarium trade. 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.
A beautiful fish, very rare, but once found, can be easily located again as they tend to stay at the same place unless disturbed. Highly sought after by Underwater Photographers and considered a 'Holy Grail' critter This spot is the red colored variation of the fish. Another color variation is shown in this spot : http://www.projectnoah.org/spottings/193...
Spotted on Nov 23, 2011
Submitted on Mar 3, 2014
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