Yellow hawkfish

Cirrhitichthys aureus

Fourteen Centimeters Cirrhitid Fish from Indo West Pacific

Yellow
Tropical
Regional distribution
Marine fish
Pacific Ocean
East Asia
South Asia
Southeast Asia
Deep-bodied
Compressed cross-section
Small
Tropical fish

Cirrhitichthys aureus, the yellow hawkfish, the golden hawkfish or golden curlyfin, is a species of marine ray-finned fish, a hawkfish belonging to the family Cirrhitidae. It is native to tropical reefs of the Indian Ocean and the western Pacific Ocean.

Class: Teleosts
Order: Freshwater Sunfishes and Allies
Family: Cirrhitidae
Genus: Cirrhitichthys
Maximum length: 14 cm
Water: Marine
Body shape: deep_bodied
Distribution: Indo-West Pacific: India east to Sagami Bay, Japan and China. A new record was reported from southern Indonesia (Ref. 5978 ).

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