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Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Perciformes
Family: Cirrhitidae Hawkfishes

Genus: Paracirrhites

(See list of species below)


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6 species (see list below)

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Photo by Randall, J.E.

Indo-Pacific
Max. Length 20 cm TL
Paracirrhites arcatus (Cuvier, 1829)

Photo by Randall, J.E.
 
Paracirrhites arcatus
[Arc-eye hawkfish]
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Pacific Ocean.
 
Paracirrhites bicolor
[]

Photo by Patzner, R.

Indo-Pacific
Max. Length 22 cm TL
Paracirrhites forsteri (Schneider, 1801)

Photo by Patzner, R.
 
Paracirrhites forsteri
[Blackside hawkfish]

Photo by Randall, J.E.

Eastern Indian Ocean
Max. Length 29 cm TL
Paracirrhites hemistictus (Günther, 1874)

Photo by Randall, J.E.
 
Paracirrhites hemistictus
[Whitespot hawkfish]

Photo by Adams, M.J.

Western Central Pacific
Max. Length 8.1 cm SL
Paracirrhites nisus Randall, 1963

Photo by Adams, M.J.
 
Paracirrhites nisus
[]

Photo by Adams, M.J.

Eastern Central Pacific
Max. Length 12 cm TL
Paracirrhites xanthus Randall, 1963

Photo by Adams, M.J.
 
Paracirrhites xanthus
[]
6 Species of Family Cirrhitidae with Genus Paracirrhites
(Hawkfishes)
Sort by: Species Length Year
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Year Scientific Name English Name Distribution Max. Length (cm)
1829 Paracirrhites arcatus Arc-eye hawkfish Indo-Pacific 20 TL
1963 Paracirrhites bicolor Pacific Ocean.
1801 Paracirrhites forsteri Blackside hawkfish Indo-Pacific 22 TL
1874 Paracirrhites hemistictus Whitespot hawkfish Eastern Indian Ocean 29 TL
1963 Paracirrhites nisus Western Central Pacific 8.1 SL
1963 Paracirrhites xanthus Eastern Central Pacific 12 TL



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