Fish Identification: Find Species

Class: Teleostei
Order: Centrarchiformes
Family: Cirrhitidae Hawkfishes

Genus: Cyprinocirrhites

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Photo by Greenfield, J.

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

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Cyprinocirrhites polyactis
[Swallowtail hawkfish]


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Scientific Name English Name Distribution Max. Length (cm) Year
Cyprinocirrhites polyactis Swallowtail hawkfish Indo-West Pacific 15 TL 1874



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