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Blackspotted hawkfish

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Kingdom
  
Animalia

Class
  
Actinopterygii

Family
  
Cirrhitidae

Phylum
  
Chordata

Order
  
Perciformes

Rank
  
Species

Genus
  
Cristacirrhitus J. E. Randall, 2001

The blackspotted hawkfish, Cristacirrhitus punctatus, is a species of hawkfish native to rocky shores of the western Indian Ocean. This species grows to 17 cm (6.7 in) in total length. This species is the only known member of its genus.

References

Blackspotted hawkfish Wikipedia