Florent's Guide To The

Tropical Pacific Reefs

Spotted Hawkfish
Cirrhitichthys aprinus
Spotted Hawkfish
Also known as: Threadfin Hawkfish
Category: Hawkfishes
Scientific Name: Cirrhitichthys aprinus
Size: Up to 4 in. (10 cm)  
Depth: 15-130 ft. (5-40 m)
Distribution: West Pacific, Indonesia, Australia
Chordata (Phylum)
└Osteichthyes (Parvphylum)
 └Actinopterygii (Gigaclass)
  └Actinopteri (Superclass)
   └Teleostei (Class)
    └Centrarchiformes (Order)
     └Cirrhitidae (Family)
      └Cirrhitichthys (Genus)

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