Rhinopias frondosa

Weedy Scorpionfish

Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Actinopterygii
Order:	Scorpaeniformes
Family:	Scorpaenidae
Subfamily:	Scorpaeninae
Genus:	Rhinopias
Species:	R. frondosa
Binomial name
Rhinopias frondosa (Günther, 1892)

Weedy Scorpionfish don’t swim much, if at all:S They prefer to use their fins and slowly crawl along the bottom! Typically these animals find a comfortable spot on a sandy bottom in the aquarium and set up shop. They rarely move and will sway to and fro to the natural current, mimicking a strand of algae:O

Rhinopias scorpionfish also often shed their cuticle (an outer layer of skin). These animals spend so much time in one place that parasites and algae can easily accumulate on their skin, so to combat this problem, the Rhinopias will shed its outer layer of cuticle!!