Blackspotted hawkfish
Blackspotted hawkfish | |
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Not evaluated (IUCN 3.1) | |
Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Actinopterygii |
Order: | Perciformes |
Family: | Cirrhitidae |
Genus: | Cristacirrhitus J. E. Randall, 2001 |
Species: | C. punctatus |
Binomial name | |
Cristacirrhitus punctatus (G. Cuvier, 1829) | |
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The blackspotted hawkfish, Cristacirrhitus punctatus, is a species of hawkfish native to rocky shores of the western Indian Ocean. This species grows to 17 cm (6.7 in) in total length. This species is the only known member of its genus.[1]
References
- ↑ Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2013). "Cristacirrhitus punctatus" in FishBase. April 2013 version.
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