Dwarf Hawkfish

Cirrhitichthys falco

Two reddish diagonal stripes below the eye.

Size : 7 cm

Habitat : Reefs with medium-sized and rich coral growth, often at out reefs, however also in protected bays, 3-46 m. Squats on hard grounds on quite diverse growths, typically at the base of small coral or rock formations, also on small sand patches in front of such formations.

Distribution : The Maldives to S Japan, Caroline Islands/Micronesia, Fiji and Samoa.

Classification

KINGDOM

:

Animalia

PHYLUM

:

Chordata

CLASS

:

Actinopterygii

ORDER

:

Centrarchiformes

FAMILY

:

Cirrhitidae

GENUS

:

Cirrhitichthys

SPECIES

:

Cirrhitichthys falco

Other Information

Population Status

Least Concern (LC)

PHOTO COLLECTION

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Reference

  1. inaturalist.org
  2. Reef Fishes of the Indo-Pacific. Book by Matthias Bergbauer and Manuela Kirschner