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Cirrhitus

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Kingdom
  
Animalia

Order
  
Perciformes

Phylum
  
Chordata

Class
  
Actinopterygii

Family
  
Cirrhitidae

Rank
  
Genus

Cirrhitus httpsuploadwikimediaorgwikipediacommonsthu

Similar
  
Giant hawkfish, Cirrhitichthys, Cirrhitus pinnulatus, Coral hawkfish, Swallowtail hawkfish

Cirrhitus is a genus of hawkfishes found on tropical reefs worldwide.

Species

The currently recognized species in this genus are:

  • Cirrhitus albopunctatus L. P. Schultz, 1950
  • Cirrhitus atlanticus Osório, 1893 (West African hawkfish)
  • Cirrhitus pinnulatus (J. R. Forster, 1801) (stocky hawkfish)
  • Cirrhitus rivulatus Valenciennes, 1846 (giant hawkfish)

    • References

    Cirrhitus Wikipedia
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