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Lyretail Hawkfish
Cyprinocirrhites polyactis
The swallowtail hawkfish, Cyprinocirrhites polyactis, is a species of hawkfish native to tropical reefs of the Indian Ocean and the western Pacific Ocean. This species grows to 15 cm (5.9 in) in total length. It is also found in the aquarium trade. This species is the only known member of its genus.
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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 194620.