Cristacirrhitus punctatus (Cuvier, 1829)
Blackspotted hawkfish
Cristacirrhitus punctatus
photo by FAO

 Family:  Cirrhitidae (Hawkfishes)
 Max. size:  17 cm TL (male/unsexed)
 Environment:  demersal
 Distribution:  Western Indian Ocean: Madagascar, Mauritius, Mozambique and South Africa. Recently reported from Reunion (Ref. 53568).
 Diagnosis:  Dorsal spines (total): 10-10; Dorsal soft rays (total): 11-11; Anal spines: 3-3; Anal soft rays: 6-6. Body mottled with irregular brown and pale brown blotches; upper 2/3 of head with blackish dots; curved blackish line posteriorly from eye (Ref. 5469).
 Biology:  A rocky shore species.
 IUCN Red List Status: Not Evaluated  (Ref. 96402)
 Threat to humans:  harmless
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 Entered by: Sa-a, Pascualita - 01.05.93
 Modified by: Garilao, Cristina V. - 14.07.03
 Checked by: Garilao, Cristina V. - 06.02.97

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