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Popular aquarium fish, together with Rhinopias frondosa, are collected from Southeast Asian waters, imported to Japan where these are traded separately as different morphotypes.
Synonym:
Rhinopias eschemeyeri Condé, 1977
Rhinopias eschmeyeri is commonly referred to as Paddleflap Rhinopias, Eschmeyer's Scorpionfish. Difficulty in the aquarium: Not suitable for home aquaria!. A aquarium size of at least 1500 Liter is recommended. Toxicity: Toxic.
Rhinopias eschmeyeri is (very) poisonous and the poison can kill you under circumstances!!!
If you want to keep Rhinopias eschmeyeri, inform yourself about the poison and its effects before buying. Keep a note with the telephone number of the poison emergency call and all necessary information about the animal next to your aquarium so that you can be helped quickly in an emergency.
The telephone numbers of the poison emergency call can be found here:
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Overview Europe: European Association of Poisons Centres and Clinical Toxicologists
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