Swallowtail hawkfish
| Swallowtail hawkfish | |
|---|---|
| Not evaluated (IUCN 3.1) | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Perciformes |
| Family: | Cirrhitidae |
| Genus: | Cyprinocirrhites S. Tanaka (I), 1917 |
| Species: | C. polyactis |
| Binomial name | |
| Cyprinocirrhites polyactis (Bleeker, 1874) | |
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The swallowtail hawkfish, Cyprinocirrhites polyactis, is a species of hawkfish native to tropical reefs of the Indian Ocean and the western Pacific Ocean. This species grows to 15 cm (5.9 in) in total length. It is also found in the aquarium trade. This species is the only known member of its genus.[1]
References
- ↑ Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2013). "Cyprinocirrhites polyactis" in FishBase. April 2013 version.
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