Florent's Guide To The

Tropical Reefs

Redspotted Hawkfish
Amblycirrhitus pinos
Redspotted Hawkfish
Category: Hawkfishes
Scientific Name: Amblycirrhitus pinos
Size: 2 to 4 in. (5 to 10 cm)  
Depth: 12-80 ft. (4-25 m)
Distribution: Caribbean, Bahamas, Florida, Gulf of America
Chordata (Phylum)
└Vertebrata (Subphylum)
 └Osteichthyes (Parvphylum)
  └Actinopterygii (Gigaclass)
   └Actinopteri (Superclass)
    └Teleostei (Class)
     └Centrarchiformes (Order)
      └Cirrhitidae (Family)
       └Amblycirrhitus (Genus)
        └A. pinos (Species)

Bottom Dwellers
Hawkfishes

Redspotted Hawkfish

Spotted Hawkfish

Dwarf Hawkfish

Pixy Hawkfish

Redbarred Hawkfish

Redbarred Hawkfish (Dark Variation)

Marbled Hawkfish

Giant Hawkfish

Flame Hawkfish

Longnose Hawkfish

Arc-Eye Hawkfish

Freckled Hawkfish

Freckled Hawkfish (Juvenile)



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