Blackspotted hawkfish

The blackspotted hawkfish, Cristacirrhitus punctatus, is a species of hawkfish native to rocky shores of the western Indian Ocean. This species grows to 17 cm (6.7 in) in total length. This species is the only known member of its genus.[1]

Blackspotted hawkfish
Not evaluated (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Chordata
Class:
Actinopterygii
Order:
Perciformes
Family:
Cirrhitidae
Genus:
Cristacirrhitus

Species:
C. punctatus
Binomial name
Cristacirrhitus punctatus
(G. Cuvier, 1829)
Synonyms
  • Cirrhitus punctatus G. Cuvier, 1829
  • Cirrhitus nigropunctatus L. P. Schultz, 1950
  • Cirrhitus mossambicus J. L. B. Smith, 1951

References
  1. Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2013). "Cristacirrhitus punctatus" in FishBase. April 2013 version.


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