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Common names: [No common name]
Occurrence: native
Salinity: marine
Abundance: | Ref:
Importance: of no interest | Ref:
Aquaculture: | Ref:
Regulations: | Ref:
Uses: live export: yes;
Comments: Recorded from Lanuza Bay (Ref. 104756), Verde Island Passage (Ref. 107854), Nasugbu, Batangas (Ref. 107853), Bongo Island and Paril-Sangay Protected Seascape, Moro Gulf and Malalag Bay (Ref. 106380), and Bantayan Is. in northern Cebu (Ref. 114734). Type locality (Ref. 48636). Also Ref. 2334, 48613.
National Checklist:
Country Information: httpss://www.cia.gov/library/publications/resources/the-world-factbook/geos/rp.html
National Fisheries Authority:
Occurrences: Occurrences Point map
Main Ref: Myers, R.F., 1991
National Database:

Classification / Names

Actinopterygii (ray-finned fishes) > Perciformes (Perch-likes) > Cirrhitidae (Hawkfishes)
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Common names from other countries

Falco hawkfish, Épervier nain, Sarasagonbe, ... more

Main reference

Randall, J.E., G.R. Allen and R.C. Steene. 1990. (Ref. 2334)
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Size / Weight / Age

Max length : 7.0 cm TL male/unsexed; (Ref. 2334)

Environment

Marine; reef-associated; depth range 4 - 46 m (Ref. 9710), usually 10 - 20 m (Ref. 27115)

Climate / Range

Tropical; 24°C - 28°C (Ref. 27115), preferred ?; 30°N - 24°S, 70°E - 171°W

Distribution

Indo-Pacific: Maldives (Ref. 2334) to Samoa, north to the Ryukyu Islands, south to the southern Great Barrier Reef and New Caledonia.
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Short description

Dorsal spines (total): 10; Dorsal soft rays (total): 12; Anal spines: 3; Anal soft rays: 6. This species possess numerous short filaments at the tip of each dorsal spine. Thickened and elongate lower pectoral rays.

Shallow coastal to outer reef flats and slopes to 45 m depth (Ref. 48636). Common inhabitant of coral reefs, typically resting at the bases of coral heads (Ref. 9710). Studies indicate that it is haremic and spawns nightly (Ref. 37816). Occasionally in pairs (Ref. 48636). Sometimes solitary (Ref 90102).

IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 115185)

Least Concern (LC)

Threat to humans

Harmless

Human uses

Fisheries: of no interest; aquarium: commercial

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Estimates of some properties based on models

Phylogenetic diversity index (Ref. 82805)
PD₅₀ = 0.5039 many relatives (e.g. carps) 0.5 - 2.0 few relatives (e.g. lungfishes)

Trophic Level (Ref. 69278)
4.0 ±0.65 se; Based on food items.

Resilience (Ref. 69278)
High, minimum population doubling time less than 15 months ()

Vulnerability (Ref. 59153)
Low vulnerability (10 of 100)

Price category (Ref. 80766)
Unknown

Cirrhitichthys falco Randall, 1963