Agriloba ScorpionFish, Rhinopias argoliba Eschmeyer, Hirosaki & Abe 1973

Summary:

A bright reddish Rhinopias with a silvery-white marking from the eye to the end of the upper jaw, a white spot on the upper side above the rear of the pectoral fin, a relatively low dorsal fin, and few skin ornaments compared with other species in the genus.
Video of Rhinopias agroliba in Japan.

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Bray, D.J. 2022, Rhinopias argoliba in Fishes of Australia, accessed 12 Mar 2025, https://fishesofaustralia.net.au/Home/species/5556

Agriloba ScorpionFish, Rhinopias argoliba Eschmeyer, Hirosaki & Abe 1973

More Info

Distribution	Coral Sea in Australia's EEZ. Elsewhere the species occurs in Japan.
Features	Pectoral fin 18. No obvious skin flaps on lower jaw and few on body; no supraorbital tentacle or flap, fourth dorsal spine longest.
Colour	No black spots on fins.
Etymology	The specific name argoliba is from the Greek argos (= white) and libos (= tear, drop), in reference to the "milky-white teardrop below the eye".
Species Citation	Rhinopias agroliba Eschmeyer, Hirosaki & Abe 1973, Proceedings of the California Academy of Sciences (Series 4) 39(16): 288, Fig. 1-2A. Type locality: off Izu Ocean Park, Sagami Bay, Japan, depth 50 m.
Author	Bray, D.J. 2022
Resources	Atlas of Living Australia Australian Faunal Directory Catalog of Fishes

Agriloba ScorpionFish, Rhinopias argoliba Eschmeyer, Hirosaki & Abe 1973

References

Eschmeyer, W.N., Hirosaki, Y. & Abe, T. 1973. Two new species of the scorpionfish genus Rhinopias, with comments on related genera and species. Proceedings of the California Academy of Sciences (Series 4) 39(16): 285-310. See ref at BHL

Motomura, H. & Johnson, J.W. 2006. Validity of the poorly known scorpionfish, Rhinopias eschmeyeri, with redescriptions of R. frondosa and R. aphanes (Scorpaeniformes: Scorpaenidae). Copeia 2006(3): 500-515.

Poss, S.G. 1999. Families Scorpaenidae, Caracanthidae, Aploactinidae. pp. 2291-2358 in Carpenter, K.E. & Niem, T.H. (eds). The Living Marine Resources of the Western Central Pacific. FAO Species Identification Guide for Fisheries Purposes. Rome : FAO Vol. 4 pp. 2069-2790.

Randall, J.E. & DiSalvo, L.H. 1997. Rhinopias cea, a new species of scorpionfish from Easter Island. Bulletin of Marine Science 60(3): 1035-1039. See ref online