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Spotted hawkfish
Cirrhitichthys aprinus
Valid name (FishBase; confirmed in Eschmeyer's Catalog of Fishes and WoRMS, October 2026).
- English
- Spotted hawkfish
- Scientific
- Cirrhitichthys aprinus
- Dhivehi
- No recorded Dhivehi name
- Group
- Reef fish
- Family
- Cirrhitidae (hawkfishes)
- Maximum size
- Up to about 12 cm (total length)
- Depth and habitat
- Coral reefs and reef-associated habitats, recorded from 5 to 40 m (usually 12 to 20 m); also enters brackish water
- IUCN status
- LC · Least ConcernLeast Concern (LC), assessed 2015
Description
A hawkfish with rows of reddish-brown blotches and a conspicuous eyespot on the gill cover, reaching about 12 cm. It perches on rocks and corals on coastal reefs.
Sources
- fishbase.se /summary/Cirrhitichthys-aprinus.html
- commons.wikimedia.org /wiki/File:Pez_halcón_moteado_(Cirrhitichthys_aprinus),_Anilao,_Filipi
Dhivehi name source: No Dhivehi name found in MRS 1997 (available chapters), FishBase (country: Maldives) or Dhivehi Wikipedia.