Blotched Hawkfish, Cirrhitichthys aprinus (Cuvier 1829)
Other Names: Red Barred Hawkfish, Threadfin Hawkfish
A Blotched Hawkfish, Cirrhitichthys aprinus, at Clifton Gardens, Sydney Harbour, New South Wales. Source: John Turnbull / Flickr. License: CC BY Attribution-Noncommercial-ShareAlike
Summary:
A whitish hawkfish with large reddish to brown blotches on sides extending onto dorsal fin, a pale-edged dark spot on upper edge of gill cover, 3-4 dark bars radiating from each eye, and tufts of filaments on the tips of the dorsal-fin spines.
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Cirrhitichthys aprinus in Fishes of Australia, accessed 20 Apr 2024, https://fishesofaustralia.net.au/Home/species/436
Blotched Hawkfish, Cirrhitichthys aprinus (Cuvier 1829)
More Info
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Distribution |
Recorded in Australia from the Houtman Abrolhos Islands, Western Australia, to the Timor Sea, E of Margaret Harries Bank, Northern Territory, and the northern Great Barrier Reef, Queensland, to Jervis Bay, and perhaps further south to Merimbula, New South Wales; also Cocos (Keeling) Islands, Indian Ocean, Ashmore Reef, Timor Sea, and Lord Howe Island, Tasman Sea. The species occurs elsewhere in the tropical, east-Indo-west Pacific. Often seen singly or in small groups perching on corals, sponges, sea tulips and other invertebrates. |
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Biology |
Possibly a protogynous hermaphrodite (Sadovy & Donaldson 1995). Spawns in the water column. |
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Similar Species |
Differs from Cirrhitichthys oxycephalus in having a conspicuous ocellated spot on the gill cover, and in lacking spots on the tail. |
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Species Citation |
Cirrhites aprinus Cuvier, 1829, Hist. Nat. Poiss. 3: 76. Type locality: Timor. |
Blotched Hawkfish, Cirrhitichthys aprinus (Cuvier 1829)
References
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Allen, G.R. & Smith-Vaniz, W.F. 1994. Fishes of Cocos (Keeling) Islands. Atoll Research Bulletin 412: 1-21.
Allen, G.R. & Swainston, R. 1988. The Marine Fishes of North-Western Australia. A field guide for anglers and divers. Perth, WA : Western Australian Museum vi 201 pp., 70 pls.
Bleeker, P. 1853. Derde bijdrage tot de kennis der ichthyologische fauna van Amboina. Natuurwetenschappelijk Tijdschrift voor Nederlandsch Indië 4: 91-130. (p. 106, described as Cirrhites graphidopterus)
Cuvier, G.L. & Valenciennes, A. 1829. Histoire Naturelle des Poissons. Paris : Levrault Vol. 3 500 pp., pls 41-71.
Donaldson, T.J. & Colin, P.L. 1989. Pelagic spawning of the hawkfish Oxycirrhites typus (Cirrhitidae). Environmental Biology of Fishes 24(4): 295-300. Abstract
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Randall, J.E. 1963. Review of the hawkfishes (family Cirrhitidae). Proceedings of the United States National Museum 114(3472): 389-451.
Randall, J.E. 2001. Cirrhitidae, Cheilodactylidae. pp. 3321-3330 in Carpenter, K.E. & Niem, V.H. (eds). The Living Marine Resources of the Western Central Pacific. FAO Species Identification Guide for Fisheries Purposes. Rome : FAO Vol. 5 2791-3379 pp.
Randall, J.E., Allen, G.R. & Steene, R. 1990. Fishes of the Great Barrier Reef and Coral Sea. Bathurst : Crawford House Press 507 pp. figs.
Randall, J.E., Allen, G.R. & Steene, R. 1997. Fishes of the Great Barrier Reef and Coral Sea. Bathurst : Crawford House Press 557 pp. figs.
Russell, B.C. 1983. Annotated checklist of the coral reef fishes in the Capricorn-Bunker group, Great Barrier Reef, Australia. Great Barrier Reef Marine Park Authority. Special Publication Series 1: 1-184 figs 1-2
Sadovy, Y. & Donaldson, T.J. 1995. Sexual pattern of Neocirrhites armatus (Cirrhitidae) with notes on other hawkfish species. Environmental Biology of Fishes 42(2): 143-150. Abstract
