Florent's Guide To The

Tropical Pacific Reefs

Longnose Hawkfish
Oxycirrhites typus
Longnose Hawkfish
Category: Hawkfishes
Scientific Name: Oxycirrhites typus
Size: 3 to 5 in. (8 to 13 cm)  
Depth: 70-250 ft. (21-75 m)
Distribution: Indo-Pacific, Hawaii, Red Sea, Gulf of California, Pacific Coast of Mexico to Panama, Great Barrier Reef, French Polynesia
Chordata (Phylum)
└Osteichthyes (Parvphylum)
 └Actinopterygii (Gigaclass)
  └Actinopteri (Superclass)
   └Teleostei (Class)
    └Centrarchiformes (Order)
     └Cirrhitidae (Family)
      └Oxycirrhites (Genus)

Bottom Dwellers
Hawkfishes

Longnose Hawkfish

Arc-Eye Hawkfish

Freckled Hawkfish

Freckled Hawkfish (Juvenile)

Spotted Hawkfish

Dwarf Hawkfish

Pixy Hawkfish

Redbarred Hawkfish

Redbarred Hawkfish (Dark Variation)

Marbled Hawkfish

Flame Hawkfish



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