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Dwarf hawkfish
Cirrhitichthys falco
Valid name (FishBase; confirmed in Eschmeyer's Catalog of Fishes and WoRMS, October 2026).
- English
- Dwarf hawkfish
- Scientific
- Cirrhitichthys falco
- Dhivehi
- No recorded Dhivehi name
- Group
- Reef fish
- Family
- Cirrhitidae (hawkfishes)
- Maximum size
- Up to about 8 cm (total length)
- Depth and habitat
- Coral reefs and reef-associated habitats, recorded from 4 to 46 m (usually 10 to 20 m)
- IUCN status
- LC · Least ConcernLeast Concern (LC), assessed 2015
Description
A small hawkfish, white with reddish-brown saddle-like bars and spots, and tufts of short filaments on the dorsal spine tips, reaching about 8 cm. It rests at the bases of coral heads and is common on coastal and outer reefs.
Sources
- fishbase.se /summary/Cirrhitichthys-falco.html
- commons.wikimedia.org /wiki/File:Dwarf_hawkfish_(Cirrhitichthys_falco)_(37402643972).jpg
Dhivehi name source: No Dhivehi name found in MRS 1997 (available chapters), FishBase (country: Maldives) or Dhivehi Wikipedia.