Yellow hawkfish

Cirrhitichthys aureus
Not evaluated (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Perciformes
Family: Cirrhitidae
Genus: Cirrhitichthys
Species: C. aureus
Binomial name
Cirrhitichthys aureus
(Temminck & Schlegel, 1842)
Synonyms
  • Cirrhites aureus Temminck & Schlegel, 1842

The yellow hawkfish, Cirrhitichthys aureus, is a species of hawkfish native to tropical reefs of the Indian Ocean and the western Pacific Ocean. This species can reach a length of 14 cm (5.5 in) in total length.[1]

References

  1. Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2013). "Cirrhitichthys aureus" in FishBase. April 2013 version.
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