Hawkfishes - Family: Cirrhitidae
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Blotched Hawkfish - Cirrhitichthys aprinus
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Dwarf Hawkfish - Cirrhitichthys falco
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Spotted Hawkfish - Cirrhitichthys oxycephalus
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Lyretail Hawkfish - Cyprinocirrhites polyactis
Flame Hawkfish - Neocirrhites armatus
Splendid Hawkfish - Notocirrhites splendens
Ringeye Hawkfish - Paracirrhites arcatus
Freckled Hawkfish - Paracirrhites forsteri
Taxonomy:
Phylum: Chordata (Chordates)
> Subphylum: Vertebrata (Vertebrates)
> Class: Actinopterygii (Ray-finned Fishes)
> Superorder: Acanthomorpha (Spiny-rayed Fishes
> Order: Centrarchiformes (Freshwater Sunfishes, Grunters and Allies)
> Suborder: Centrarchoidei (Freshwater Sunfishes and Allies)
> Family: Cirrhitidae (Hawkfishes)
> Genus: Cirrhitichthys
> Species: C. aprinus - Blotched Hawkfish
> Species: C. falco - Dwarf Hawkfish
> Species: C. oxycephalus - Spotted Hawkfish
> Genus: Cyprinocirrhites
> Species: C. polyactis - Lyretail Hawkfish
> Genus: Neocirrhites
> Species: N. armatus - Flame Hawkfish
> Genus: Notocirrhites
> Species: N. splendens - Splendid Hawkfish
> Genus: Paracirrhites
> Species: P. arcatus - Ringeye Hawkfish
> Species: P. forsteri - Freckled Hawkfish
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