Cirrhitus

Cirrhitus
Stocky hawkfish (C. pinnulatus)
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Perciformes
Family: Cirrhitidae
Genus: Cirrhitus
Lacépède, 1803
Type species
Cirrhitus maculatus
Lacepède, 1803

Cirrhitus is a genus of hawkfishes found on tropical reefs worldwide.

Species

The currently recognized species in this genus are:[1]

References

  1. Froese, Rainer, and Daniel Pauly, eds. (2013). Species of Cirrhitus in FishBase. April 2013 version.
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