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Black-spotted Hawkfishes
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Black-spotted Hawkfishes

Cristacirrhitus

The blackspotted hawkfish, Cristacirrhitus punctatus, is a species of hawkfish native to rocky shores of the western Indian Ocean. This species grows to 17 cm (6.7 in) in total length. This species is the only known member of its genus.

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Black-spotted Hawkfish

speciesCristacirrhitus punctatus

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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 87686.