The scorpionfish Rhinopias aphanes Eschmeyer from Australia

• Published in: Gyoruigaku zasshi Vol. 29; no. 2; pp. 179 - 184
• Main Authors: Dinesen, Z.D. (Australian Inst. of Marine Science), Nash, W.J
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: The Ichthyological Society of Japan 01.01.1982
• Subjects: ALIMENTOS; ANIMAL; ANIMAL AQUATIQUE; ANIMALES; ANIMALES ACUATICOS; ANIMALS; AQUATIC ANIMALS; AQUATIC ORGANISMS; ASPECTOS FISIOGRAFICOS; AUSTRALIA; AUSTRALIE; BODY MEASUREMENTS; CHEMICOPHYSICAL PROPERTIES; COASTS; COLOR; COLOUR; COSTA; COTES; COULEUR; DIMENSION; DIMENSIONS; ELEMENT GEOMORPHOLOGIQUE; FISHES; FOODS; ILES DU PACIFIQUE (FR); ISLAS DEL PACIFICO (FRANCIA); Marine; MEDICION DEL CUERPO; MENSURATION CORPORELLE; NEW CALEDONIA; NOUVELLE-CALEDONIE; NUEVA CALEDONIA; OCEANIA; OCEANIE; OPTICAL PROPERTIES; ORGANISME AQUATIQUE; ORGANISMOS ACUATICOS; PACIFIC ISLANDS (FRENCH); PECES; PECES MARINOS; PHYSIOGRAPHIC FEATURES; POISSON; POISSON DE MER; PRODUIT ALIMENTAIRE; PROPIEDADES FISICO-QUIMICAS; PROPIEDADES OPTICAS; PROPRIETE OPTIQUE; PROPRIETE PHYSICO-CHIMIQUE; RASCACIO; RASCASSE; SALTWATER FISHES; SCORPIONFISH; VERTEBRADOS; VERTEBRATES; VERTEBRE
• ISSN: 0021-5090; 1884-7374
• DOI: 10.11369/jji1950.29.179

Three specimens of the scorpaenid Rhinopias aphanes Eschmeyer from the central Great Barrier Reef Province constitute a new record for Australian waters and the first recorded collections outside New Caledonia.These specimens are described and compared with the holotype.Colouration varies among these specimens;individuals may also change colour in captivity, and according to substratum or time of day. Shedding of “skin” (cuticle) occurs at regular intervals of as short as three days.