Sealife guideThe Cirrhitidae familyThe taxonomy of marine species

Explore the taxonomy of the sea vertebrates including the cetaceans like the whales or the dolphins, the sea birds, the fish, the sharks and the sea turtles !
Arc-eye hawkfish (Paracirrhites arcatus)
Arc-eye hawkfish
(Paracirrhites arcatus)
Blackside hawkfish (Paracirrhites forsteri)
Blackside hawkfish
(Paracirrhites forsteri)
Dwarf hawkfish (Cirrhitichthys falco)
Dwarf hawkfish
(Cirrhitichthys falco)
Giant hawkfish (Cirrhitus rivulatus)
Giant hawkfish
(Cirrhitus rivulatus)
Longnose hawkfish (Oxycirrhites typus)
Longnose hawkfish
(Oxycirrhites typus)
Pixy hawkfish (Cirrhitichthys oxycephalus)
Pixy hawkfish
(Cirrhitichthys oxycephalus)
Redspotted hawkfish (Amblycirrhitus pinos)
Redspotted hawkfish
(Amblycirrhitus pinos)

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