Ringeye Hawkfish (species: Paracirrhites arcatus) in Lizard Island area: all known taxa (Lizard Island Field Guide)
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Paracirrhites arcatus
Ringeye Hawkfish


©Lyle Vail: Paracirrhites arcatus at No Name Reef near Lizard Island.

©Philip Dunbavan: Paracirrhites arcatus on the outer slope of Yonge Reef near Lizard Island.

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Kingdom Animalia
Phylum Chordata
Class Actinopterygii
Order Perciformes
Family Cirrhitidae
Genus Paracirrhites
Species Paracirrhites arcatus

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Lizard Island Field Guide
Lizard Island area: all known taxa

Colours

                             

Distinguishing features

Colour pattern is distinctive: orange, red and blue arch behind eye, three orange bands on lower edge of gill cover, broad white stripe from mid-back extends to tail.

Size

  • Up to 13 cm (Length according to Allen et al, 2003.)

Depth range

  • Depth range data is not yet available.

Synonyms

Distribution


©Atlas of Living Australia: Australian distribution

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References

References that assist with identification

  • Allen, G., R. Steene, P. Humann and N. Deloach (2003). Reef fish identification: Tropical Pacific New World Publications Inc., Jacksonville, FL, USA.
  • Randall, J.E., G.R. Allen and R.C. Steene (1990). Fishes of the Great Barrier Reef and Coral Sea University of Hawaii Press, Honolulu, Hawaii.

Other references

  • Coker, D.J., A.S. Hoey, S.K. Wilson, M. Depczynski, N.A.J. Graham, J.-P.A. Hobbs, T.H. Holmes and M.S.. Pratchett (2015). Habitat selectivity and reliance on live corals for Indo-Pacific hawkfishes (Family: Cirrhitidae), PLoS One, doi.1371/journal.pone.0138136. LIRS catalog number 1959.
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