Yellow hawkfish (Cirrhitichthys aureus)

Scientific name: Cirrhitichthys aureus Temminck & Schlegel, 1842

Yellow hawkfish (Cirrhitichthys aureus)

The Yellow hawkfish (Cirrhitichthys aureus) is a marine fish of the family Cirrhitidae. Native range: Indo-West Pacific, India east to Sagami Bay, Japan and China. A new record was reported from southern Indonesia.

Biology

Distinguished from C. aprinus by the bright yellow coloration when viewed underwater.

Source: FishBase, licensed CC BY-NC 4.0.

Species facts

Scientific name
Cirrhitichthys aureus
Family
Cirrhitidae (Hawkfishes)
Order
Perciformes (Perch-like fish)
Class
Actinopterygii (Ray-finned fishes)
Maximum length
14.0
Environment
Marine; reef-associated
Climate
Tropical
Distribution
Indo-West Pacific: India east to Sagami Bay, Japan and China. A new record was reported from southern Indonesia.
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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