Saltwater
Longnose hawkfish
Oxycirrhites typus
Cirrhitidae
Facts
Characteristics
- Length
- Up to 13 cm
- Body shape
- Elongated
Care
- Group
- Missing
- Smallest aquarium
- 65 liters
- Diet
- Missing
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Behavior
Water values
Smallest tank
Range
Native
Lives wild in Australia, Christmas Island, Cocos (Keeling) Islands, Colombia, Costa Rica, Ecuador, Egypt, El Salvador, and 28 more countries.
More about the species
Description
Inhabits steep outer reef slopes exposed to strong currents where it lives in large gorgonians and black corals. Benthic. Common below 25 m. Feeds on small benthic or planktonic crustaceans. The suggestion that this species lays demersal eggs is questionable. Pelagic spawning has been observed for this species from field observations. Monogamous, strongly territorial. Uncommon to rare in most areas.
Other names
Other scientific names
- Oxycirrhitus typus
In other languages
- Langnæset falkefisk
- Nokkahaukkakala
- Long nose hawkfish, Long-nose hawk, Long-nose hawkfish
Articles
All articles
Fish that get along4 min read
Temperament, fin nippers, fish that eat other fish, and fish that need the same water. And what the Harmony mark in the app means.
How to add new fish4 min read
From the store to the tank: how to get the fish used to your water, why you should add only a few at a time, and what to watch for in the first few days.
Quarantine for new fish3 min read
Why new fish should live in a tank of their own for a few weeks before they move in, what you need, and what to look for.
From freshwater to saltwater3 min read
What is different in a saltwater aquarium: salt, refractometer, live rock and corals. An introduction for anyone thinking of giving it a try.