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Cirrhitichthys
Cirrhitichthys is a genus of marine ray-finned fish, hawkfishes, from the family Cirrhitidae. They are found on tropical reefs in the Indian and western Pacific oceans. Some species can be found in the aquarium trade.
8 branches of this genus, most-observed first · about 8 known species
Pixy Hawkfish
speciesCirrhitichthys oxycephalus
Threadfin Hawkfish
speciesCirrhitichthys aprinus
Dwarf Hawkfish
speciesCirrhitichthys falco
Golden Hawkfish
speciesCirrhitichthys aureus
Spottedtail Hawkfish
speciesCirrhitichthys calliurus
Bleeker's Hawkfish
speciesCirrhitichthys bleekeri
Cave Hawkfish
speciesCirrhitichthys guichenoti
Somali Hawkfish
speciesCirrhitichthys randalli
Where it lives
Recorded sightings
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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 87494.