Scientific Name: Cirrhitichthys splendens
Family: Hawkfishes - Cirrhitidae
Maximum Size: 23cm
Identification: White undercolor with dark brown body blotches; red spots on head are elongate on nape, spotted tail.
Favourite: Solitary.
Hide-out: Seaward reefs in 5-30m.
Location: Southwest Pacific - N. New South Wales, Lord Howe, Norfolk and Kermadec Is.
Splendid Hawkfish
Tan-Faced Parrotfish
Scientific Name: Chlorurus frontalis
Family: Parrotfishes - Scaridae
Maximum Size: 50cm
Identification: Green with tan patch and markings on upper head; pale green base of tail. Develop near vertical head profile and elongate tail lobes.
Favourite: Form groups.
Hide-out: Exposed reef flats and seaward reefs to 40m.
Location: Pacific - S.W. Japan and Great Barrier Reef to Line Is. and Ducie Is. east of French Polynesia.
Pixy Hawkfish
Scientific Name: Cirrhitichthys oxycephalus
Family: Hawkfishes - Cirrhitidae
Maximum Size: 9.5cm
Identification: White undercolor with irregular red-brown spots on body and fins.
Favourite: Solitary.
Hide-out: Coastal, lagoon and outer reefs to 40m.
Location: Indo-Pacific - Red Sea and E. Africa to Panama. Mariana Is. in Micronesia to Australia.
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