Florent's Guide To The

Tropical Reefs

Giant Hawkfish
Cirrhitus rivulatus
Giant Hawkfish
Category: Hawkfishes
Scientific Name: Cirrhitus rivulatus
Size: Up to 16 in. (40cm)  
Depth: 15-75 ft. (5-23 m)
Distribution: Gulf of California, Pacific Coast of Mexico to Panama
Chordata (Phylum)
└Osteichthyes (Parvphylum)
 └Actinopterygii (Gigaclass)
  └Actinopteri (Superclass)
   └Teleostei (Class)
    └Centrarchiformes (Order)
     └Cirrhitidae (Family)
      └Cirrhitus (Genus)

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