Black-sided hawkfish
| Black-sided hawkfish | |
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| Not evaluated (IUCN 3.1) | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Perciformes |
| Family: | Cirrhitidae |
| Genus: | Paracirrhites |
| Species: | P. forsteri |
| Binomial name | |
| Paracirrhites forsteri (J. G. Schneider, 1801) | |
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The black-sided hawkfish or freckled hawkfish, Paracirrhites forsteri, is a species of hawkfish from the Indo-Pacific. It is occasionally found in the aquarium trade and is also of minor importance to local commercial fisheries. It grows to a total length of 22 cm (8.7 in).[1]
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Juvenile
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Adult (red coloration)
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Adult (black coloration)
References
- ↑ Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2013). "Paracirrhites forsteri" in FishBase. April 2013 version.
External links
- WoRMS - World Register of Marine Species - Paracirrhites forsteri (Schneider, 1801)
- Blackside Hawkfish (Paracirrhites forsteri) - Information on Blackside Hawkfish - Encyclopedia of Life
Media related to Paracirrhites forsteri at Wikimedia Commons
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