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Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Perciformes
Family: Cirrhitidae Hawkfishes

Genus: Cristacirrhitus

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Western Indian Ocean
Max. Length 17 cm TL
Cristacirrhitus punctatus (Cuvier, 1829)

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Cristacirrhitus punctatus
[Blackspotted hawkfish]
1 Species of Family Cirrhitidae with Genus Cristacirrhitus
(Hawkfishes)
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Year Scientific Name English Name Distribution Max. Length (cm)
1829 Cristacirrhitus punctatus Blackspotted hawkfish Western Indian Ocean 17 TL



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