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Actinopterygii (ray-finned fishes) > Scorpaeniformes (Scorpionfishes and flatheads) > Scorpaenidae (Scorpionfishes or rockfishes) > Scorpaeninae
Etymology: Hipposcorpaena: Greek, ippos = horse + Latin, scorpaena = a kind of fish, 1706 (Ref. 45335).

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Marine; demersal; depth range 10 - 51 m (Ref. 40861). Tropical, preferred ?

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Western Central Pacific: known from the Philippines, Indonesia and Papua New Guinea (Ref. 90102).

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Maturity: L_m ? range ? - ? cm
Max length : 2.9 cm SL male/unsexed; (Ref. 40861)

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Dorsal spines (total): 11 - 12; Dorsal soft rays (total): 10; Anal spines: 3; Anal soft rays: 6. Characterized by having variable coloration, from whitish to red-brown; red-brown variety with whitish snout and broad white band on posterior portion of spinous dorsal fin; dorsal rays XI, 10, spinous portion of fin elevated, membrane between first and second spines moderately incised; anal rays II,6; pectoral rays 14, strongly incised membranes between lower seven rays (one-third to one-half length of each ray); longitudinal scale series 54; head is large with concave snout profile; presence of skin flaps on snout, chin, lower cheek, edge of preoperculum and above eye; depth of body 2.4-2.5 in SL (Ref. 90102).

Found in silty inshore reefs (Ref. 90102).

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Eschmeyer, W.N., Y. Hirosaki and T. Abe, 1973. Two new species of the scorpionfish genus Rhinopias, with comments on related genera and species. Proc. Calif. Acad. Sci. 39(16):285-310. (Ref. 40861)

IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 115185)

Not Evaluated

CITES (Ref. 94142)

Not Evaluated

Threat to humans

Harmless

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Hipposcorpaena filamentosus Fowler, 1938