Taxonomy

Animalia

Chordata

Actinopterygii

Perciformes

Cirrhitidae

Cirrhitichthys oxycephalus

Coral Hawkfish

Sharp-head Curly-fin-fish

The coral hawkfish (Cirrhitichthys oxycephalus), the pixy hawkfish or sharp-headed hawkfish, is a species of marine ray-finned fish, a hawkfish belonging to the family Cirrhitidae. It is native to tropical reefs of the Indian Ocean and the Pacific Ocean. It occasionally is found in the aquarium trade.

Cirrhitichthys oxycephalus. Retrieved November, 05 2021, from en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Coral_hawkfish.