Florent's Guide To The

Tropical Reefs

Dwarf Hawkfish
Cirrhitichthys falco
Dwarf Hawkfish
Category: Hawkfishes
Scientific Name: Cirrhitichthys falco
Size: Up to 2.75 in. (7 cm)  
Depth: 15-150 ft. (5-45 m)
Distribution: Indo-West Pacific, Australia, Fiji
Chordata (Phylum) Chordates
└Vertebrata (Subphylum) Vertebrates
 └Osteichthyes (Parvphylum) Bony Fishes
  └Actinopterygii (Gigaclass) Ray-Finned Fish
   └Teleostei (Class) Teleosts
    └Centrarchiformes (Order)
     └Cirrhitidae (Family) Hawkfishes
      └Cirrhitichthys (Genus)
       └C. falco (Species)
WoRMS ID: 218854🔗
iNaturalist ID: 119398🔗

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