Splendid hawkfish

The Splendid hawkfish lives in the reef-associated, marine environment.

Image: A Splendid Hawkfish at North Solitary Island - Add comment Add tags A Splendid Hawkfish at North Solitary Island Description A Splendid Hawkfish at a depth of 16 m, North Solitary Island, New More

Splendid hawkfish, common at Raoul. Striped boar fish, Dougall Rock, Raoul. Striped boar fish, Dougall Rock, Raoul. Curtis Island, still uninhabited. Curtis Island, uncultivated. Eruption in 1964. Eruption in 1964. More

Splendid hawkfish on coral reef hiding among coral Photo taken on: July 21st, 2009 Keywords: animals bali coral fish hawkfish indonesia life marine ocean pacific reef splendid underwater Categories: - Nature > Sea and More

The splendid hawkfish (Cirrhitus splendens) grows to about 20cms in length. More

f031221: splendid hawkfishf031221: The splendid hawkfish lives in turbulent water where it holds itself steady with the fingers on its breast fins. Its white-red-green colours make it look splendid indeed. However, in natural light, the colour red becomes brown. More

Common names

Splendid hawkfish in English
閃光 in Mandarin Chinese
闪光 in Mandarin Chinese

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Order : Perciformes
Family : Cirrhitidae
Genus : Notocirrhitus
Species : Notocirrhitus splendens
Authority : Ogilby, 1889