what species of rhinopias is this?

[72xmulch]

i bought this little guy this morning for 80 bucks. is it r frondosa or r.aphanes? he is about 2.5 inches long right now. the lfs said he is eating small peices of thawed silversides right now.... i havent tried to feed him yet, i think ill wait till tomorow just to let him settle in a little...

 

[Unarce]

I don't think it's either, and may not even be in the Rhinopias genus at all. The horns and mustache leads me to believe it's the Ambon Scorpionfish Pteroidichthys amboinensis. A very close relative of Rhinopias.

 

[Anonymous]

Good call Karl!

http://www.fishbase.org/Summary/Species ... p?id=23889