Cabo San Lucas, Mexico
Cabo San Lucas, Mexico
Palau
Florent's Guide To The Hawaiian, South Pacific and
Indo-Pacific Reefs
Pixy Hawkfish
Cirrhitichthys oxycephalus
Pixy Hawkfish
Also known as: Coral Hawkfish
Category: Hawkfishes
Scientific Name: Cirrhitichthys oxycephalus
Size: Up to 4 in. (10 cm)
Depth: 3-120 ft. (1-37 m)
Distribution: Indo-Pacific, Red Sea, Australia, Gulf of California, Pacific Coast of Mexico to Panama, French Polynesia
Chordata (Phylum)
└Vertebrata (Subphylum)
└Osteichthyes (Parvphylum)
└Actinopterygii (Gigaclass)
└Teleostei (Class)
└Centrarchiformes (Order)
└Cirrhitidae (Family)
└Cirrhitichthys (Genus)
└C. oxycephalus (Species)
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