Cirrhitidae

redspotted hawkfish

Amblycirrhitus pinos

A redspotted hunter in Caribbean reef crevices

• Red
• Tropical
• Regional distribution
• Marine fish
• Atlantic Ocean
• Central America and the Caribbean
• North America
• South America
• Fusiform
• Small
• Tropical fish

The redspotted hawkfish (Amblycirrhitus pinos) is a species of marine ray-finned fish, a hawkfish belonging to the family Cirrhitidae. It is found at depths from 2 to 46 m (6.6 to 150.9 ft) on tropical reefs in the Western Atlantic. The Redspotted Hawkfish is also found in the aquarium trade.