Dwarf hawkfish

Dwarf hawkfish
Dwarf hawkfish, Cirrhitichthys falco
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Perciformes
Family: Cirrhitidae
Genus: Cirrhitichthys
Species: C. falco
Binomial name
Cirrhitichthys falco
Randall, 1963

The dwarf hawkfish, Cirrhitichthys falco, is a hawkfish of the family Cirrhitidae found across the Indo West Pacific oceans.

The spotted hawkfish can reach a maximum length of 7cm. They are red-pink and white in color and they have tassles on the tip of their dorsal fins.

They inhabit tropical reefs and they feed on very small fish and benthic invertebrates.

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