giant hawkfish

Cirrhitus rivulatus

Fish Reaching Sixty Centimeters in Colombian Waters

Tropical
Regional distribution
Marine fish
Pacific Ocean
South America
Fusiform
Large
Tropical fish

giant hawkfish is known around Eastern Central Pacific as a marine fish; It occurs in marine waters, and the species reaches a recorded maximum of 60 cm.

Class: Teleosts
Order: Freshwater Sunfishes and Allies
Family: Cirrhitidae
Genus: Cirrhitus
Water type: Marine
Body shape: fusiform