We’ve found the Rhinopias!

The Rhinopias are back!  It’s been quite some time since we’ve seen our strange-looking friends here in Lembeh, but we are pleased to say that our Dive Guide Oksin found a small weedy Rhinopias yesterday.  The Rhinopias is always at the top of Divers’ wish lists due to its rarity, beautiful variety of colors, and expressive face.  A member of the scoripionfish family, there are several species of Rhinopias, some that are more monotone and others with a greater variety of colors and and more « lacey » or « weedy » perforations of the fins.  The species pictured here is the « weedy » variety, Rhinopias frondosa.  The other species that has been seen on occasion here in Lembeh is the « Paddle-flap » or Rhinopias eschmeyeri.  Below are some photos of this recent find by our Photo-Pro Steve Fish and Dive Guide Oksin.

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