Florent's Guide To The

Tropical Pacific Reefs

Freckled Hawkfish
Paracirrhites forsteri
Freckled Hawkfish
Also known as: Blackside Hawkfish
Category: Hawkfishes
Scientific Name: Paracirrhites forsteri
Size: 5 to 8 in. (13 to 20 cm)  
Depth: 3-100 ft. (1-30 m)
Distribution: Indo-Pacific, Hawaii, Red Sea, Great Barrier Reef, French Polynesia
Chordata (Phylum)
└Osteichthyes (Parvphylum)
 └Actinopterygii (Gigaclass)
  └Actinopteri (Superclass)
   └Teleostei (Class)
    └Centrarchiformes (Order)
     └Cirrhitidae (Family)
      └Paracirrhites (Genus)

Bottom Dwellers
Hawkfishes

Freckled Hawkfish

Freckled Hawkfish (Juvenile)

Spotted Hawkfish

Dwarf Hawkfish

Pixy Hawkfish

Redbarred Hawkfish

Redbarred Hawkfish (Dark Variation)

Marbled Hawkfish

Flame Hawkfish

Longnose Hawkfish

Arc-Eye Hawkfish



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