Sealife guideThe redspotted hawkfishAmblycirrhitus pinos

Taxonomy
  • Common name: Redspotted hawkfish
  • French name: Poisson faucon à taches rouges, grimpeur des Caraïbes
  • Scientific name: Amblycirrhitus pinos (Mowbray, 1927)
  • Family name: Cirrhitidae
  • Order name: Perciformes
  • Class name: Actinopterygii
Did you know ?
The redspotted hawkfish is listed as many other marine species within The IUCN Red List of threatened species. The redspotted hawkfish appears in the IUCN Red List since 2015 within the category Least Concern !
The redspotted hawkfish (Amblycirrhitus pinos)
The redspotted hawkfish (Amblycirrhitus pinos) © | Dreamstime.com
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Dwarf hawkfish (Cirrhitichthys falco)
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Arc-eye hawkfish (Paracirrhites arcatus)
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Longnose hawkfish (Oxycirrhites typus)
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Giant hawkfish (Cirrhitus rivulatus)
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