Dwarf hawkfish
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| Dwarf hawkfish, Cirrhitichthys falco | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Perciformes |
| Family: | Cirrhitidae |
| Genus: | Cirrhitichthys |
| Species: | C. falco |
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| Cirrhitichthys falco Randall, 1963 |
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The dwarf hawkfish, Cirrhitichthys falco, is a hawkfish of the family Cirrhitidae found across the Indo West Pacific oceans.
The spotted hawkfish can reach a maximum length of 7cm. They are red-pink and white in color and they have tassles on the tip of their dorsal fins.
They inhabit tropical reefs and they feed on very small fish and benthic invertebrates.
[edit] References
- Froese, Rainer, and Daniel Pauly, eds. (2007). "Cirrhitichthys aprinus" in FishBase. January 2007 version.
