Kingdom Animalia Order Perciformes Scientific name Neocirrhites armatus Rank Species | Phylum Chordata Family Cirrhitidae Higher classification Neocirrhites | |
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Genus Neocirrhites
Castelnau, 1873 Similar Hawkfish, Long‑nose hawkfish, Arc‑eye hawkfish, Paracirrhites, Cirrhitichthys | ||
Mon neocirrhites armatus
Neocirrhites armatus, the flame hawkfish, is a species of hawkfish native to tropical reefs of the Pacific Ocean at depths of from 1 to 10 metres (3.3 to 32.8 ft). This fish reaches a length of 9 centimetres (3.5 in) TL. This species is also found in the aquarium trade. It is the only known member of its genus.
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It is bright red with black dorsal markings. Like most hawkfishes, the flame hawkfish lacks a swim bladder. It is a percher and a bottom-dweller, living on and about coral heads and stony reefs.
Neocirrhites armatus
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