Sealife guideThe giant hawkfishCirrhitus rivulatus

Last updated on 06/10/2024 at 11:44 PM

Taxonomy

Common name: Giant hawkfish
French name: Poisson faucon géant, épervier géant
Spanish name: Chino mero
Scientific name: Cirrhitus rivulatus (Valenciennes, 1846)
Family name: Cirrhitidae
Order name: Perciformes
Class name: Actinopterygii

Did you know ?

The giant hawkfish is listed as many other marine species within The IUCN Red List of threatened species. The giant hawkfish appears in the IUCN Red List since 2010 within the category Least Concern !

The giant hawkfish (Cirrhitus rivulatus) © Anthony Aneese Totah Jr | Dreamstime.com

Within the same family

Arc-eye hawkfish
(Paracirrhites arcatus)

Blackside hawkfish
(Paracirrhites forsteri)

Dwarf hawkfish
(Cirrhitichthys falco)

Longnose hawkfish
(Oxycirrhites typus)

Pixy hawkfish
(Cirrhitichthys oxycephalus)

Redspotted hawkfish
(Amblycirrhitus pinos)

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L'île de Clipperton

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