Florent's Guide To The

French Polynesian Reefs

Halfspotted Hawkfish
Paracirrhites hemistictus
Halfspotted Hawkfish
Also known as: Ornate Hawkfish
Category: Hawkfishes
Scientific Name: Paracirrhites hemistictus
Size: Up to 11 in. (28 cm)  
Depth: 3-60 ft. (1-18 m)
Distribution: Central Pacific, French Polynesia, Great Barrier Reef, Fiji
Chordata (Phylum) Chordates
└Vertebrata (Subphylum) Vertebrates
 └Osteichthyes (Parvphylum) Bony Fishes
  └Actinopterygii (Gigaclass) Ray-Finned Fish
   └Teleostei (Class) Teleosts
    └Centrarchiformes (Order)
     └Cirrhitidae (Family) Hawkfishes
      └Paracirrhites (Genus)
       └P. hemistictus (Species)
WoRMS ID: 277097🔗
iNaturalist ID: 360094🔗

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