Redspotted hawkfish

Redspotted hawkfish
Not evaluated (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Perciformes
Family: Cirrhitidae
Genus: Amblycirrhitus
Species: A. pinos
Binomial name
Amblycirrhitus pinos
(Mowbray, 1927)
Synonyms
  • Pseudocirrhites pinos Mowbray, 1927

The redspotted hawkfish (Amblycirrhitus pinos) is a species of hawkfish found at depths of from 2 to 46 m (6.6 to 150.9 ft) on tropical reefs in the Western Atlantic. This species can reach a length of 9.5 cm (3.7 in) in standard length. It can also be found in the aquarium trade.

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