Blackspotted hawkfish (Cristacirrhitus punctatus)

Scientific name: Cristacirrhitus punctatus Cuvier, 1829

Blackspotted hawkfish (Cristacirrhitus punctatus)

The Blackspotted hawkfish (Cristacirrhitus punctatus) is a marine fish of the family Cirrhitidae. Native range: Western Indian Ocean, Madagascar, Mauritius, Mozambique and South Africa. Recently reported from Reunion.

Biology

Dorsal spines (total): 10; Dorsal soft rays (total): 11; Anal spines: 3; Anal soft rays: 6. Body mottled with irregular brown and pale brown blotches; upper 2/3 of head with blackish dots; curved blackish line posteriorly from eye.

Source: FishBase, licensed CC BY-NC 4.0.

Species facts

Scientific name
Cristacirrhitus punctatus
Family
Cirrhitidae (Hawkfishes)
Order
Perciformes (Perch-like fish)
Class
Actinopterygii (Ray-finned fishes)
Maximum length
17.0
Environment
Marine; demersal
Climate
Tropical
Distribution
Western Indian Ocean: Madagascar, Mauritius, Mozambique and South Africa. Recently reported from Reunion.
Conservation status (IUCN)
Not Evaluated
Threat to humans
Harmless

Sources

Taxonomy, distribution and biology data: FishBase (Froese, R. and D. Pauly, eds.), licensed CC BY-NC 4.0.

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