Scorpaenidae

Lacy scorpionfish

Rhinopias aphanes

Scorpionfish Reaching Twenty Five Centimeters

• Tropical
• Restricted distribution
• Marine fish
• Pacific Ocean
• East Asia
• Oceania
• Deep-bodied
• Medium
• Tropical fish

Rhinopias aphanes, the lacy scorpionfish, weedy scorpionfish or Merlet's scorpionfish, is a species of marine ray-finned fish belonging to the family Scorpaenidae, the scorpionfishes. This species is found in the Western Pacific. It occasionally makes its way into the aquarium trade.