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Family: Cirrhitidae Hawkfishes



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33 species (see list below)
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Photo by Randall, J.E.

Indo-Pacific
Max. Length 8.5 cm SL
Amblycirrhitus bimacula (Jenkins, 1903)

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Amblycirrhitus bimacula
[Twospot hawkfish]

Photo by Wirtz, P.

Eastern Atlantic
Max. Length 6.7 cm SL
Amblycirrhitus earnshawi Lubbock, 1978

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Amblycirrhitus earnshawi
[White hawkfish]
No picture found

Max. Length 5.2 cm TL
 
Amblycirrhitus oxyrhynchos
[Sharpsnout hawkfish]

Photo by Wirtz, P.

Western Atlantic
Max. Length 9.5 cm SL
Amblycirrhitus pinos (Mowbray, 1927)

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Amblycirrhitus pinos
[Redspotted hawkfish]

Photo by Wass, R.C.

Pacific Ocean
Max. Length 8.5 cm TL
Amblycirrhitus unimacula (Kamohara, 1957)

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Amblycirrhitus unimacula
[]

Photo by Randall, J.E.

Western Indian Ocean
Max. Length 12.5 cm TL
Cirrhitichthys aprinus (Cuvier, 1829)

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Cirrhitichthys aprinus
[Spotted hawkfish]

Photo by Eric Keung@114°E Hong Kong Reef Fish Survey

Indo-West Pacific
Max. Length 14 cm TL
Cirrhitichthys aureus (Temminck & Schlegel, 1842)

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Cirrhitichthys aureus
[Yellow hawkfish]

Photo by Randall, J.E.

Eastern Indian Ocean
Max. Length 8.2 cm SL
Cirrhitichthys bleekeri Day, 1874

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Cirrhitichthys bleekeri
[]

Photo by Field, R.

Western Indian Ocean
Max. Length 12 cm TL
Cirrhitichthys calliurus Regan, 1905

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Cirrhitichthys calliurus
[Spottedtail hawkfish]

Photo by van der Werff, M.

Indo-Pacific
Max. Length 8 cm TL
Cirrhitichthys falco Randall, 1963

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Cirrhitichthys falco
[Dwarf hawkfish]

Photo by Muséum-Aquarium de Nancy/D. Terver

Indo-West Pacific Ocean
Max. Length 12 cm TL
Cirrhitichthys guichenoti (Sauvage, 1880)

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Cirrhitichthys guichenoti
[Cave hawkfish]

Photo by Randall, J.E.

Indo-Pacific
Max. Length 10 cm TL
Cirrhitichthys oxycephalus (Bleeker, 1855)

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Cirrhitichthys oxycephalus
[Coral hawkfish]
No picture found
 
Cirrhitichthys randalli
[]

Photo by Randall, J.E.

Indo-Pacific
Max. Length 12.7 cm TL
Cirrhitops fasciatus (Bennett, 1828)

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Cirrhitops fasciatus
[Redbarred hawkfish]

Photo by Randall, J.E.

Western Pacific
Max. Length 25 cm TL
Cirrhitops hubbardi (Schultz, 1943)

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Cirrhitops hubbardi
[]

Photo by Randall, J.E.

Western Indian Ocean
Max. Length 7.5 cm SL
Cirrhitops mascarenensis Randall & Schultz, 2008

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Cirrhitops mascarenensis
[]
No picture found

Max. Length 8.3 cm SL
 
Cirrhitus albopunctatus
[]

Photo by Wirtz, P.

Eastern Atlantic
Max. Length 16 cm SL
Cirrhitus atlanticus Osório, 1893

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Cirrhitus atlanticus
[West African hawkfish]

Photo by Randall, J.E.

Indo-Pacific
Max. Length 30 cm TL
Cirrhitus pinnulatus (Forster, 1801)

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Cirrhitus pinnulatus
[Stocky hawkfish]

Photo by Wepner, T.

Eastern Central Pacific
Max. Length 60 cm TL
Cirrhitus rivulatus Valenciennes, 1846

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Cirrhitus rivulatus
[Giant hawkfish]

Photo by King, D.R.

Western Indian Ocean
Max. Length 17 cm TL
Cristacirrhitus punctatus (Cuvier, 1829)

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Cristacirrhitus punctatus
[Blackspotted hawkfish]

Photo by Greenfield, J.

Indo-West Pacific
Max. Length 15 cm TL
Cyprinocirrhites polyactis (Bleeker, 1874)

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Cyprinocirrhites polyactis
[Swallowtail hawkfish]

Photo by Randall, J.E.

Pacific Ocean
Max. Length 7.8 cm SL
Isocirrhitus sexfasciatus (Schultz, 1960)

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Isocirrhitus sexfasciatus
[Sixband hawkfish]

Photo by Randall, J.E.

Eastern Pacific
Max. Length 12 cm NG
Itycirrhitus wilhelmi (Lavenberg & Yañez, 1972)

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Itycirrhitus wilhelmi
[Wilhelm's hawkfish]

Photo by Muséum-Aquarium de Nancy/B. Alenda

Pacific Ocean
Max. Length 9 cm TL
Neocirrhites armatus Castelnau, 1873

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Neocirrhites armatus
[Flame hawkfish]

Photo by Randall, J.E.

Southwest Pacific
Max. Length 20 cm TL
Notocirrhitus splendens (Ogilby, 1889)

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Notocirrhitus splendens
[Splendid hawkfish]

Photo by Randall, J.E.

Indo-Pacific
Max. Length 13 cm TL
Oxycirrhites typus Bleeker, 1857

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Oxycirrhites typus
[Longnose hawkfish]

Photo by Randall, J.E.

Indo-Pacific
Max. Length 20 cm TL
Paracirrhites arcatus (Cuvier, 1829)

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Paracirrhites arcatus
[Arc-eye hawkfish]
No picture found

Max. Length 9.3 cm SL
 
Paracirrhites bicolor
[]

Photo by Patzner, R.

Indo-Pacific
Max. Length 22 cm TL
Paracirrhites forsteri (Schneider, 1801)

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Paracirrhites forsteri
[Blackside hawkfish]

Photo by Randall, J.E.

Eastern Indian Ocean
Max. Length 29 cm TL
Paracirrhites hemistictus (Günther, 1874)

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Paracirrhites hemistictus
[Whitespot hawkfish]

Photo by Adams, M.J.

Western Central Pacific
Max. Length 8.1 cm SL
Paracirrhites nisus Randall, 1963

Photo by Photo by Adams, M.J.
 
Paracirrhites nisus
[]

Photo by Adams, M.J.

Eastern Central Pacific
Max. Length 12 cm TL
Paracirrhites xanthus Randall, 1963

Photo by Photo by Adams, M.J.
 
Paracirrhites xanthus
[]


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Scientific Name English Name Distribution Max. Length (cm) Year
Amblycirrhitus bimacula Twospot hawkfish Indo-Pacific 8.5 SL 1903
Amblycirrhitus earnshawi White hawkfish Eastern Atlantic 6.7 SL 1978
Amblycirrhitus oxyrhynchos Sharpsnout hawkfish Western Central Pacific. 5.2 TL 1858
Amblycirrhitus pinos Redspotted hawkfish Western Atlantic 9.5 SL 1927
Amblycirrhitus unimacula Pacific Ocean 8.5 TL 1957
Cirrhitichthys aprinus Spotted hawkfish Western Indian Ocean 12.5 TL 1829
Cirrhitichthys aureus Yellow hawkfish Indo-West Pacific 14 TL 1842
Cirrhitichthys bleekeri Eastern Indian Ocean 8.2 SL 1874
Cirrhitichthys calliurus Spottedtail hawkfish Western Indian Ocean 12 TL 1905
Cirrhitichthys falco Dwarf hawkfish Indo-Pacific 8 TL 1963
Cirrhitichthys guichenoti Cave hawkfish Indo-West Pacific Ocean 12 TL 1880
Cirrhitichthys oxycephalus Coral hawkfish Indo-Pacific 10 TL 1855
Cirrhitichthys randalli Western Indian Ocean 1976
Cirrhitops fasciatus Redbarred hawkfish Indo-Pacific 12.7 TL 1828
Cirrhitops hubbardi Western Pacific 25 TL 1943
Cirrhitops mascarenensis Western Indian Ocean 7.5 SL 2008
Cirrhitus albopunctatus Pacific Ocean 8.3 SL 1950
Cirrhitus atlanticus West African hawkfish Eastern Atlantic 16 SL 1893
Cirrhitus pinnulatus Stocky hawkfish Indo-Pacific 30 TL 1801
Cirrhitus rivulatus Giant hawkfish Eastern Central Pacific 60 TL 1846
Cristacirrhitus punctatus Blackspotted hawkfish Western Indian Ocean 17 TL 1829
Cyprinocirrhites polyactis Swallowtail hawkfish Indo-West Pacific 15 TL 1874
Isocirrhitus sexfasciatus Sixband hawkfish Pacific Ocean 7.8 SL 1960
Itycirrhitus wilhelmi Wilhelm's hawkfish Eastern Pacific 12 NG 1972
Neocirrhites armatus Flame hawkfish Pacific Ocean 9 TL 1873
Notocirrhitus splendens Splendid hawkfish Southwest Pacific 20 TL 1889
Oxycirrhites typus Longnose hawkfish Indo-Pacific 13 TL 1857
Paracirrhites arcatus Arc-eye hawkfish Indo-Pacific 20 TL 1829
Paracirrhites bicolor Pacific Ocean. 9.3 SL 1963
Paracirrhites forsteri Blackside hawkfish Indo-Pacific 22 TL 1801
Paracirrhites hemistictus Whitespot hawkfish Eastern Indian Ocean 29 TL 1874
Paracirrhites nisus Western Central Pacific 8.1 SL 1963
Paracirrhites xanthus Eastern Central Pacific 12 TL 1963



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