Family Cirrhitidae - Hawkfishes
  Order
:
Cirrhitidae Cirrhitidae
  Class
:
Teleostei
No. in FishBase
:
Genera : 12 | Species : 33 Eschmeyer's Catalog of Fishes
  Environment
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Fresh : No | Brackish : Yes | Marine : Yes
  Division
:
Marine
  Aquarium
:
many
  First Fossil Record
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  Remark
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Distribution: tropical western and eastern Atlantic, Indian and Pacific (mainly Indo-Pacific). Continuous dorsal fin with 10 spines, 11-17 soft rays; interspinal membranes with cirri. Anal fin 5-7 soft rays. Scales ctenoid or cycloid. Vertebrae 26-28. Maximum length about 55 cm. Species usually small and very colorful; inhabits rocks and corals. Have many features in common with the scorpaenids. Feed on small crustaceans and fishes. Protogynous hermaphrodites, with few dominant males. Spawning takes place in open water near the surface. Adapt well to aquarium conditions.
  Etymology
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Related voice to Greek, kirrhos = Latin cirrus = curl, fringe ( Ref. 45335).
  Reproductive guild
:
nonguarders
  Typical activity level
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  Main Ref.
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  Coordinator
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  Deep Fin Classification
:
Osteichthyes | Actinopterygii | Actinopteri | Neopterygii | Teleostei | Osteoglossocephalai | Clupeocephala | Euteleosteomorpha | Neoteleostei | Eurypterygia | Ctenosquamata | Acanthomorphata | Acanthopterygii | Percomorphaceae | Eupercaria | | | Centrarchiformes | Cirrhitoidei | | Cirrhitidae

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Species/Synonymy list for the family Cirrhitidae as currently in FishBase

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Scientifc name Status Senior/Junior synonym Combination
Cirrhitus pinnulatus (Forster, 1801)
acceptedseniornew
Labrus pinnulatus Forster, 1801
synonymseniororiginal
! Cirrhites pinnulatus (Forster, 1801)
synonymseniornew
Labrus marmoratus Lacepède, 1801
synonymjuniororiginal
Cirrhitus maculatus Lacepède, 1803
synonymjuniororiginal
Cirrhites maculosus Bennett, 1828
synonymjuniororiginal
synonymjuniororiginal
Cirrhitus spilotoceps Schultz, 1950
synonymjuniororiginal
Cirrhitus rivulatus Valenciennes, 1846
acceptedseniororiginal
! Cirrhites rivulatus Valenciennes, 1846
synonymseniororiginal
synonymjuniororiginal
Cirrhitus atlanticus Osório, 1893
acceptedseniororiginal
! Cirrhites atlanticus Osório, 1893
synonymseniororiginal
acceptedseniororiginal
Cirrhitichthys aprinus (Cuvier, 1829)
acceptedseniornew
Cirrhites aprinus Cuvier, 1829
synonymseniororiginal
! Cirhitichthys apinus (Cuvier, 1829)
synonymseniornew
! Cirrhitychthys aprinus (Cuvier, 1829)
synonymseniornew
! Cirrihitichthys aprinus (Cuvier, 1829)
synonymseniornew
Cirrhitichthys aureus (Temminck & Schlegel, 1842)
acceptedseniornew
Cirrhites aureus Temminck & Schlegel, 1842
synonymseniororiginal
acceptedseniornew
Cirrhites oxycephalus Bleeker, 1855
synonymseniororiginal
! Cirrhitychthys oxycephalus (Bleeker, 1855)
synonymseniornew
! Cirritichthys oxycephalus (Bleeker, 1855)
synonymseniornew
synonymjuniororiginal
Cirrhites murrayi Regan, 1909
synonymjuniororiginal
synonymjuniororiginal
Cirrhitichthys aprinus (non Cuvier, 1829)
misappliedmisappliednew
acceptedseniororiginal
acceptedseniornew
Cirrhites guichenoti Sauvage, 1880
synonymseniororiginal
! Cirrhitichtys guichenoti (Sauvage, 1880)
synonymseniornew
acceptedseniororiginal
Cirrhitichthys falco Randall, 1963
acceptedseniororiginal
! Cirrhitichtys falco Randall, 1963
synonymseniororiginal
! Cirrtichthys falco Randall, 1963
synonymseniororiginal
synonymjuniororiginal
acceptedseniororiginal
Cirrhitops fasciatus (Bennett, 1828)
acceptedseniornew
Cirrhites fasciatus Bennett, 1828
synonymseniororiginal
Cirrhites cinctus Günther, 1860
synonymjuniororiginal
Paracirrhites cinctus (Günther, 1860)
synonymjuniornew
Cirrhitops hubbardi (Schultz, 1943)
acceptedseniornew
synonymseniororiginal
Cirrhitops mascarenensis Randall & Schultz, 2008
acceptedseniororiginal
Cirrhitops fasciatus (non Bennett, 1828)
misappliedmisappliednew
Cirrhitops cinctus (non Günther, 1860)
misappliedmisappliedmisapplied
Oxycirrhites typus Bleeker, 1857
acceptedseniororiginal
! Oxycirrhitus typus Bleeker, 1857
synonymseniororiginal
acceptedseniornew
synonymseniororiginal
synonymseniornew
Amblycirrhitus bimacula (Jenkins, 1903)
acceptedseniornew
Cirrhitoidea bimacula Jenkins, 1903
synonymseniororiginal
! Amblycirrhites bimacula (Jenkins, 1903)
synonymseniornew
! Cirrhitoidea bimaculata Jenkins, 1903
synonymseniororiginal
! Paracirrhites bimaculatus (Jenkins, 1903)
synonymseniornew
Amblycirrhitus pinos (Mowbray, 1927)
acceptedseniornew
Pseudocirrhites pinos Mowbray, 1927
synonymseniororiginal
Cirrhitichthys fasciatus (non Cuvier & Valenciennes, 1829)
misappliedmisappliedmisapplied
Amblycirrhitus unimacula (Kamohara, 1957)
acceptedseniornew
Cirrhitoidea unimacula Kamohara, 1957
synonymseniororiginal
acceptedseniororiginal
Neocirrhites armatus Castelnau, 1873
acceptedseniororiginal
! Neocirrhitus armatus Castelnau, 1873
synonymseniororiginal
Paracirrhites forsteri (Schneider, 1801)
acceptedseniornew
Grammistes forsteri Schneider, 1801
synonymseniororiginal
! Paracirrhites fosteri (Schneider, 1801)
synonymseniornew
Paracirrhites typee Randall, 1963
synonymjuniororiginal
Paracirrhites arcatus (Cuvier, 1829)
acceptedseniornew
Cirrhites arcatus Cuvier, 1829
synonymseniororiginal
Amblycirrhitus arcatus (Cuvier, 1829)
synonymseniornew
Gymnocirrhites arcatus (Cuvier, 1829)
synonymseniornew
! Paracirrhites arcuatus (Cuvier, 1829)
synonymseniornew
ambiguousquestionableoriginal
ambiguousquestionablenew
Paracirrhites hemistictus (Günther, 1874)
acceptedseniornew
Cirrhites hemistictus Günther, 1874
synonymseniororiginal
! Paracitthites hemistictus (Günther, 1874)
synonymseniornew
! Parracirrhites hemistictus (Günther, 1874)
synonymseniornew
Cirrhites polystictus Günther, 1874
synonymjuniororiginal
Paracirrhites polystictus (Günther, 1874)
synonymjuniornew
Paracirrhites bicolor Randall, 1963
acceptedseniororiginal
Paracirrhites nisus Randall, 1963
acceptedseniororiginal
Paracirrhites xanthus Randall, 1963
acceptedseniororiginal
acceptedseniornew
synonymseniororiginal
! Ctprinocirrhites polyactis (Bleeker, 1874)
synonymseniornew
Cyprinocirrhites ui Tanaka, 1917
synonymjuniororiginal
synonymjuniororiginal
acceptedseniornew
synonymseniororiginal
acceptedseniornew
Cirrhitus punctatus Cuvier, 1829
synonymseniororiginal
! Cirrhitus puncatus Cuvier, 1829
synonymseniororiginal
synonymjuniororiginal
synonymjuniororiginal
Itycirrhitus wilhelmi (Lavenberg & Yañez, 1972)
acceptedseniornew
Cirrhitus wilhelmi Lavenberg & Yañez, 1972
synonymseniororiginal
Amblycirrhitus wilhelmi (Lavenberg & Yañez, 1972)
synonymseniornew
! Amblycirrhites wilhelmi (Lavenberg & Yañez, 1972)
synonymseniornew
acceptedseniornew
synonymseniororiginal
Cirrhitus splendens (Ogilby, 1889)
synonymseniornew
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