Flame hawkfish
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| Genus: | Neocirrhites Castelnau, 1873
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| Species: | N. armatus
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| Neocirrhites armatus Castelnau, 1873
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Neocirrhites armatus, the flame hawkfish, is a species of hawkfish native to tropical reefs of the Pacific Ocean at depths of from 1 to 10 metres (3.3 to 32.8 ft). This fish reaches a length of 9 centimetres (3.5 in) TL. This species is also found in the aquarium trade. It is the only known member of its genus.[1]
It is bright red with black dorsal markings. Like most hawkfishes, the flame hawkfish lacks a swim bladder. It is a percher and a bottom-dweller, living on and about coral heads and stony reefs.
References
- ^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.) (2013). "Neocirrhites armatus" in FishBase. April 2013 version.
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