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pixy hawkfish (Cirrhitichthys oxycephalus)
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pixy hawkfish (Cirrhitichthys oxycephalus) specimen
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Cirrhitidae

pixy hawkfish

Cirrhitichthys oxycephalus

Cirrhitid Fish from New Caledonia

  • Yellow
  • Tropical
  • Transcontinental
  • Marine fish
  • Indian Ocean
  • Pacific Ocean
  • Africa
  • Oceania
  • South America
  • Deep-bodied
  • Compressed cross-section
  • Medium
  • Tropical fish

pixy hawkfish is known around Indo-Pacific as a marine fish; It occurs in marine waters, and the largest recorded length is 15.2 cm.

Maximum length
15.2 cm
Water
Marine
Body shape
deep_bodied
Distribution
Indo-Pacific: Red Sea south to East London, South Africa (Ref. 5469 ) and east to the Marquesan Islands, north to the Mariana Islands, south to New Caledonia. Eastern Pacific: Gulf of California to Colombia and the Galapagos Islands (Ref. 9289 ).
Conservation status
LCLeast Concern

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