Fish Identification: Find Species

Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Perciformes
Family: Cirrhitidae Hawkfishes

Genus: Cirrhitichthys

(See list of species below)

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8 species (see list below)

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Photo by Randall, J.E.

Cirrhitichthys aprinus
[Spotted hawkfish]

Photo by Cook, D.C.

Cirrhitichthys aureus
[Yellow hawkfish]

Photo by Randall, J.E.

Cirrhitichthys bleekeri
[]

Photo by Field, R.

Cirrhitichthys calliurus
[Spottedtail hawkfish]

Photo by van der Werff, M.

Cirrhitichthys falco
[Dwarf hawkfish]

Photo by Terver, D.

Cirrhitichthys guichenoti
[Cave hawkfish]

Photo by Randall, J.E.

Cirrhitichthys oxycephalus
[Coral hawkfish]

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Western Indian Ocean

Cirrhitichthys randalli
[]

8 Species of Family Cirrhitidae with Genus Cirrhitichthys
(Hawkfishes)

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Year	Scientific Name	English Name	Distribution	Max. Length (cm)
1829	Cirrhitichthys aprinus	Spotted hawkfish	Western Indian Ocean	12.5 TL
1842	Cirrhitichthys aureus	Yellow hawkfish	Indo-West Pacific	14 TL
1874	Cirrhitichthys bleekeri		Eastern Indian Ocean	8.2 SL
1905	Cirrhitichthys calliurus	Spottedtail hawkfish	Western Indian Ocean	12 TL
1963	Cirrhitichthys falco	Dwarf hawkfish	Indo-Pacific	7 TL
1880	Cirrhitichthys guichenoti	Cave hawkfish	Indo-West Pacific Ocean	12 TL
1855	Cirrhitichthys oxycephalus	Coral hawkfish	Indo-Pacific	10 TL
1976	Cirrhitichthys randalli		Western Indian Ocean

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Fish Identification: Find Species

Class: ActinopterygiiOrder: PerciformesFamily: Cirrhitidae HawkfishesGenus: Cirrhitichthys(See list of species below)

Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Perciformes
Family: Cirrhitidae Hawkfishes

Genus: Cirrhitichthys

(See list of species below)