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Rhinopias xenops
Family
Scorpaenidae
HAWAII
Rhinopias xenops
Angel Ledge, Midway Atoll, 80 feet
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Corsair wreck, Midway Atoll, 115 feet |
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HIGH-EYE SCORPIONFISH
or HAWAIIAN RHINOPIAS
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Rare on rocky outcrops from 200 to 400 feet around
the Main Hawaiian Islands but as shallow as 80 feet at Midway Atoll.
Compressed with a strongly protruding snout, reddish-brown with blue
spots. Attains 8 inches.
Restricted to Hawai‘i and Japan's Kii Peninsula.
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