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Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Perciformes
Family: Cirrhitidae Hawkfishes

Genus: Cirrhitus

(See list of species below)


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4 species (see list below)

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Pacific Ocean
 
Cirrhitus albopunctatus
[]

Photo by Wirtz, P.

Eastern Atlantic
Max. Length 16 cm SL
Cirrhitus atlanticus Osório, 1893

Photo by Wirtz, P.
 
Cirrhitus atlanticus
[West African hawkfish]

Photo by Randall, J.E.

Indo-Pacific
Max. Length 30 cm TL
Cirrhitus pinnulatus (Forster, 1801)

Photo by Randall, J.E.
 
Cirrhitus pinnulatus
[Stocky hawkfish]

Photo by Wepner, T.

Eastern Central Pacific
Max. Length 60 cm TL
Cirrhitus rivulatus Valenciennes, 1846

Photo by Wepner, T.
 
Cirrhitus rivulatus
[Giant hawkfish]
4 Species of Family Cirrhitidae with Genus Cirrhitus
(Hawkfishes)
Sort by: Species Length Year
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Year Scientific Name English Name Distribution Max. Length (cm)
1950 Cirrhitus albopunctatus Pacific Ocean
1893 Cirrhitus atlanticus West African hawkfish Eastern Atlantic 16 SL
1801 Cirrhitus pinnulatus Stocky hawkfish Indo-Pacific 30 TL
1846 Cirrhitus rivulatus Giant hawkfish Eastern Central Pacific 60 TL



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