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Class: Teleostei
Order: Centrarchiformes
Family: Cirrhitidae Hawkfishes

Genus: Cirrhitus

(See list of species below)


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4 species (see list below)
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Cirrhitus albopunctatus
[]

Photo by Wirtz, P.

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

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Cirrhitus atlanticus
[West African hawkfish]

Photo by Randall, J.E.

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

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Cirrhitus pinnulatus
[Stocky hawkfish]

Photo by Wepner, T.

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

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Cirrhitus rivulatus
[Giant hawkfish]


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Scientific Name English Name Distribution Max. Length (cm) Year
Cirrhitus albopunctatus Pacific Ocean 1950
Cirrhitus atlanticus West African hawkfish Eastern Atlantic 16 SL 1893
Cirrhitus pinnulatus Stocky hawkfish Indo-Pacific 30 TL 1801
Cirrhitus rivulatus Giant hawkfish Eastern Central Pacific 60 TL 1846



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