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West African hawkfish (Cirrhitus atlanticus)
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Ecological Illustration of West African hawkfish (Cirrhitus atlanticus)
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Cirrhitidae

West African hawkfish

Cirrhitus atlanticus

Cirrhitid Fish of the Atlantic Ocean

  • Tropical
  • Regional distribution
  • Marine fish
  • Atlantic Ocean
  • Africa
  • Medium
  • Tropical fish

West African hawkfish is known from Eastern Atlantic as a marine fish. It occurs in marine waters.

Class
Teleosts
Order
Freshwater Sunfishes and Allies
Family
Cirrhitidae
Genus
Cirrhitus
Water type
Marine
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