Florent's Guide To The

French Polynesia

Longnose Hawkfish
Oxycirrhites typus
Longnose Hawkfish
Category: Hawkfishes
Scientific Name: Oxycirrhites typus
Size: 3 to 5 in. (8 to 13 cm)  
Depth: 70-250 ft. (21-75 m)
Distribution: Indo-Pacific, Hawaii, Red Sea, Gulf of California, Pacific Coast of Mexico to Panama, Great Barrier Reef, French Polynesia
Chordata (Phylum)
└Vertebrata (Subphylum)
 └Osteichthyes (Parvphylum)
  └Actinopterygii (Gigaclass)
   └Actinopteri (Superclass)
    └Teleostei (Class)
     └Centrarchiformes (Order)
      └Cirrhitidae (Family)
       └Oxycirrhites (Genus)
        └O. typus (Species)

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