Florent's Guide To The

French Polynesia

Freckled Hawkfish
Paracirrhites forsteri
Freckled Hawkfish
Also known as: Blackside Hawkfish
Category: Hawkfishes
Scientific Name: Paracirrhites forsteri
Size: 5 to 8 in. (13 to 20 cm)  
Depth: 3-100 ft. (1-30 m)
Distribution: Indo-Pacific, Hawaii, Red Sea, Great Barrier Reef, French Polynesia
Chordata (Phylum)
└Vertebrata (Subphylum)
 └Osteichthyes (Parvphylum)
  └Actinopterygii (Gigaclass)
   └Actinopteri (Superclass)
    └Teleostei (Class)
     └Centrarchiformes (Order)
      └Cirrhitidae (Family)
       └Paracirrhites (Genus)
        └P. forsteri (Species)

Bottom Dwellers
Hawkfishes

Freckled Hawkfish

Freckled Hawkfish (Juvenile)

Pixy Hawkfish

Marbled Hawkfish

Flame Hawkfish

Longnose Hawkfish

Arc-Eye Hawkfish



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