Cirrhitidae

Yellow hawkfish

Cirrhitichthys aureus

Fourteen Centimeters Cirrhitid Fish from Indo West Pacific

• Yellow
• Tropical
• Regional distribution
• Marine fish
• Pacific Ocean
• East Asia
• South Asia
• Southeast Asia
• Deep-bodied
• Compressed cross-section
• Small
• Tropical fish

Cirrhitichthys aureus, the yellow hawkfish, the golden hawkfish or golden curlyfin, is a species of marine ray-finned fish, a hawkfish belonging to the family Cirrhitidae. It is native to tropical reefs of the Indian Ocean and the western Pacific Ocean.