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Cirrhitichthys aprinus (Cuvier, 1829)

Spotted hawkfish
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Teleostei (teleosts) > Centrarchiformes (Basses) > Cirrhitidae (Hawkfishes)
Etymology: Cirrhitichthys: Latin, cirrus = curl fringe + Greek, ichthys = fish (Ref. 45335).
More on author: Cuvier.

Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range Ecology

Marine; brackish; reef-associated; depth range 5 - 40 m (Ref. 90102), usually 12 - 20 m (Ref. 27115). Tropical; 24°C - 27°C (Ref. 27115)

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Western Indian Ocean: Maldives (Ref. 30829). Western Pacific.

Size / Weight / Age

Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 12.5 cm TL male/unsexed; (Ref. 2334)

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Dorsal spines (total): 10; Dorsal soft rays (total): 12; Anal spines: 3; Anal soft rays: 6. Resemble C. oxycephalus but lacks spots on the tail and has a conspicuous opercular ocellus (Ref. 37816).

Biology     Glossary (e.g. epibenthic)

A common species found in rocky and coral areas of subtidal coastal reefs (Ref. 9710). Enters shallow harbors and estuaries (Ref. 48636). Solitary or in small groups (Ref 90102).

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Pelagic spawner (Ref. 31569). Spawning ascents into the water column occurred over a distance of 0.3 to 0.6 m (Ref. 26305).

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Randall, J.E., G.R. Allen and R.C. Steene, 1990. Fishes of the Great Barrier Reef and Coral Sea. University of Hawaii Press, Honolulu, Hawaii. 506 p. (Ref. 2334)

IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435: Version 2024-2)

  Least Concern (LC) ; Date assessed: 03 March 2015

CITES

Not Evaluated

CMS (Ref. 116361)

Not Evaluated

Threat to humans

  Harmless





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Fisheries: subsistence fisheries; aquarium: commercial
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Estimates based on models

Preferred temperature (Ref. 123201): 22.4 - 28.9, mean 27.6 °C (based on 338 cells).
Phylogenetic diversity index (Ref. 82804):  PD50 = 0.5039   [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].
Bayesian length-weight: a=0.01585 (0.00649 - 0.03873), b=3.05 (2.84 - 3.26), in cm total length, based on LWR estimates for this (Sub)family-body shape (Ref. 93245).
Trophic level (Ref. 69278):  3.5   ±0.55 se; based on food items.
Fishing Vulnerability (Ref. 59153):  Low vulnerability (10 of 100).
Price category (Ref. 80766):   Unknown.
Nutrients (Ref. 124155):  Calcium = 91.9 [44.4, 148.1] mg/100g; Iron = 0.687 [0.404, 1.201] mg/100g; Protein = 18.7 [17.5, 19.8] %; Omega3 = 0.132 [0.076, 0.227] g/100g; Selenium = 26.3 [12.8, 48.8] μg/100g; VitaminA = 88.1 [24.6, 319.5] μg/100g; Zinc = 1.84 [1.24, 2.67] mg/100g (wet weight);